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- A Tax Reform Proposal That Might Work: Bring On The VAT
? A well-designed Value-Added Tax could simplify the tax code for most households and finance significant reductions in corporate and individual income tax rates without adding to the budget deficit. And it could be a key piece of a revenue system that is both progressive and less intrusive in economic decisions than today's law. That's ...
child credit law tax 05 Feb 2012 - Payroll tax negotiations off to slow start
Negotiators on Capitol Hill agreed Wednesday to try to extend a payroll tax cut worth about $1,000 this year for a typical worker through the end of the year.
child credit law tax 05 Feb 2012 - Quinn signs bill to double tax credit for poor
CHICAGO (MCT) ? Low-income families across Illinois will get a little extra cash in their pockets under a measure Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Tuesday that doubles a tax credit for the working poor.
child credit law tax 05 Feb 2012 - Group: Tax credit change would aid 500,000 Iowans
DES MOINES (AP) ? An advocate for expanding a working-class tax cut backed by Democrats told state lawmakers Thursday that more than 500,000 Iowans would likely benefit from the change.
child credit law tax 05 Feb 2012 - Boost in working tax credit promoted
DES MOINES - A Senate committee next week will be asked to approve a $25 million increase in the earned income tax credit for more than 250,000 working adults earning $45,000 a year or less and their 266,000 children, a key backer said Thursday.
child credit law tax 05 Feb 2012 - When A Housemate Is A Dependent (And A Tax Break)
Could Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) snag a tax break for supporting her slacker boyfriend who?s moved in with her on NBC?s 30 Rock? Maybe. If your boyfriend, grandma or unemployed brother is crashing on your pull-out couch, you might be able to claim them as a dependent on your federal income tax return. Yes, it?s not just children, or even relatives, that can count as dependents, but unrelated friends ...
child credit law tax 05 Feb 2012 - School Choice Advocates Pitch Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Many proposals encouraging educational choice are pending in Concord this year. One with strong backing would use tax credits to encourage businesses to pay for school scholarships. Critics say this would starve public schools of much needed funding, but supporters say this is a way to give students more options while avoiding constitutional concerns that have doomed past proposals for school ...
child credit law tax 05 Feb 2012 - Johnson?s three provisions pass with jobs package legislation
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed three provisions authored by U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03) in the latest Republican Jobs bill.
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