SIMPLICITY: CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNING A UNIFIED CHILD CREDIT
Complexity plagues the tax code for low-income families, particularly with regard to child related credits. Many analysts advocate separating out the essential functions of these credits: subsidizing work, subsidizing children, and subsidizing specific activities such as child care. This paper analyzes design considerations in creating a unified child credit and offers options for reforms that range from a complete overhaul of the child and work incentives to a more minor consolidation of highly related tax incentives. Either could form the foundation for reform efforts aimed at simplifying and rationalizing the federal income tax code with respect to children.
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2010
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Authors: | Maag, Elaine |
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National Tax Journal. - National Tax Association - NTA. - Vol. 63.2010, 4, p. 765-80
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National Tax Association - NTA |
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