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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

November 15, 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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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

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

May 5, 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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Economic Legislation Should Include Key Measures for People With Disabilities

As policymakers craft an economic package for enactment this year, they should include policy proposals for people with disabilities that would allow many more disabled people to access...

Rising Food and Energy Prices Underscore the Urgency of Acting on the Child Tax Credit

Rising food and energy prices are straining families’ budgets, making it harder for them to afford basics like food, gas, and rent. Meanwhile, families with low incomes have lost a key source of...

Ampliación de créditos tributarios reduciría significativamente la pobreza en Puerto Rico

Read in English Según dos estudios publicados por dos organizaciones radicadas en Puerto Rico, se espera que las ampliaciones del crédito tributario por niños o menor dependiente (en inglés...

Tax Credit Expansions Expected to Significantly Reduce Poverty in Puerto Rico

The American Rescue Plan’s expansions of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are expected to significantly reduce poverty in Puerto Rico. The two credits combined could provide...

Inflation Report Underscores Urgency to Extend Child Tax Credit Expansion

With the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that overall consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in January, policymakers should pay particular attention to even larger price increases in two key areas:...

More People Than Ever Before Qualify for the EITC

Today is the 16th annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. This is a time to bring attention to the critical support the EITC and other refundable tax credits provide to families and...

Cash Assistance Boosted Infants’ Brain Development, Study Shows

When mothers with low incomes received just over $300 in monthly cash assistance during the first year of their children’s lives, their infants’ brains displayed more high-frequency brain waves...

With Monthly Payments Stalled, Congress Needs to Act

Millions of families won’t receive a Child Tax Credit payment on the 15th of January due to Congress’s failure so far to extend last year’s temporary expansion of the tax...

Build Back Better Permanently Extends Economic Security to Puerto Rico and Other Territories

The House-passed legislation would fill critical gaps in economic and health security programs for all five U.S. Territories, including permanent funding increases for their Medicaid programs and...

Build Back Better’s Child Tax Credit Changes Would Protect Millions From Poverty — Permanently

The House Build Back Better legislation would ensure that families continue to get a significantly expanded Child Tax Credit via monthly payments through...

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