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Year-End Tax Policy Priority: Expand the Child Tax Credit for the 19 Million Children Who Receive Less Than the Full Credit

December 7, 2022 | Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, Sarah Calame, Stephanie Hingtgen, George Fenton and Arloc Sherman

Policymakers should not enact any year-end corporate tax breaks without expanding the Child Tax Credit.

Congress Should Support LGBTQ People With Low Incomes by Expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit

June 23, 2022

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Romney Child Tax Credit Proposal Is Step Forward But Falls Short, Targets Low-Income Families to Pay for It

July 6, 2022

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Policymakers Should Expand Child Tax Credit in Year-End Legislation to Fight Child Poverty

October 20, 2022

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Child Tax Credit Expansion Is Especially Important to Rural Families

November 29, 2022 | Sarah Calame

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A Call to Expand the Child Tax Credit to Reach More Hispanic Families

October 12, 2022 | Jabari Cook, Luis Nuñez and Sarah Calame

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Stimulus Payments, Child Tax Credit Expansion Were Critical Parts of Successful COVID-19 Policy Response

June 22, 2022 | Kris Cox, Samantha Jacoby and Chuck Marr

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Despite Flaws, Romney Proposal on Child Tax Credit Creates Opening for Bipartisan Action

July 7, 2022 | Chuck Marr

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Corporate Lobby’s New Math Doesn’t Add Up for Kids

December 8, 2022

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Un llamado hacia la ampliación del crédito tributario por niños o menores dependientes para que llegue a más familias hispanas

October 12, 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act Takes Important Steps Forward and Should Be Enacted

August 5, 2022

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The Nation Has Made Progress Against Poverty But Policy Advances Are Needed to Reduce Still-High Hardship

July 28, 2022

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New Study Finds Income Support in Childhood Increases Future Earnings

June 21, 2022

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Congress Shouldn’t Prioritize Corporate Tax Interests Over Children and Low-Paid Workers

May 20, 2022

Policy Basics

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) encourages and rewards work for low- and moderate-income working people, while the Child Tax Credit (CTC) helps working families offset the cost of raising children.

Together, the EITC and the low-income piece of the CTC benefit 30 million low-income working households, lifting 10 million people out of poverty. We work to highlight the benefits of these credits and to protect and expand them to further encourage work and reduce poverty.

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Congress Should Support LGBTQ People With Low Incomes by Expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit

Throughout the year — especially during Pride Month — lawmakers should enact policies that lift up and empower lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people...

Stimulus Payments, Child Tax Credit Expansion Were Critical Parts of Successful COVID-19 Policy Response

The robust response helped make the COVID-19 recession the shortest on...

New Study Finds Income Support in Childhood Increases Future Earnings

The evidence strengthens the case that Congress should expand the Child Tax Credit to establish a foundation of economic security for...

Congress Shouldn’t Prioritize Corporate Tax Interests Over Children and Low-Paid Workers

Congress shouldn’t place corporate tax interests ahead of two other tax priorities: delivering the full Child Tax Credit to the children who need it most and strengthening the Earned Income Tax...

This Mother’s Day, Congress Can Support Mothers by Expanding Child Tax Credit

All mothers want their children to have enough to eat, a safe home, and the opportunity to thrive, and the American Rescue Plan’s expanded Child Tax Credit provided critical financial support to...

Child Tax Credit Has a Critical Role in Helping Families Maintain Economic Stability

The Child Tax Credit, especially when received monthly, has an important role to play in addressing the income volatility that many families...

Congress Should Permanently Strengthen Economic and Health Security for Front-line Workers and Millions More

The pandemic brought short-lived national attention to many low-paid workers who had previously been overlooked, as the public recognized more broadly that people like grocery clerks, bus drivers,...

Tax Filing Season Highlights Need to Reform Tax System, Rebuild IRS

A combination of factors has created an urgent need for federal policymakers to act soon on tax policy legislation: Costly, regressive tax cuts enacted during the George W. Bush and Donald...

Another Tax Day Message for Congress: Time to Expand EITC for Adults Without Children

As the April 18 tax filing deadline approaches, 17 million adults not raising children at home and who do important jobs but for low pay are eligible to claim an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit...

Tax Season Message: Congress Should Dramatically and Permanently Cut Child Poverty With an Expanded Child Tax Credit

Families nationwide are filing their taxes ahead of the April 18 deadline and most are claiming the second half of their expanded Child Tax Credit for 2021, enacted under the American Rescue Plan....

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