By the end of Monday, tens of millions of American families will have claimed their child tax credit on their 2023 tax returns. But for many families, that credit will be hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars smaller than it could have been. And all the blame for those smaller credits belong to Senate Republicans. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan temporarily increased the tax credit from $2,000, where it was set under the 2017 tax cuts, to $3,000 (or $3,600 for children under 6). It also made...
If you're still waiting on your child tax credit refund to arrive, we'll
Tax Day is in two days, which means you're running out of time to claim your child tax credit money. Here's how the credit works this year.
The American Rescue Plan, a landmark legislation, has not only increased the Child Tax Credit but has also broadened its reach, aiming to provide substantial assistance to families caring for children. This expansion, hailed for its potential to significantly alleviate child poverty, has seen several revisions, including increased credit amounts, full refundability, and an expanded scope, particularly catering to families previously excluded from its...
It doesn't cost anything to give yourself six more months to file your 2023 income taxes.
SubmittedA tax credit is an amount taxpayers claim on their tax return generally to reduce their income tax. Eligible taxpayers can use them
The Louisiana Legislature is looking to roll back some of the child labor laws. It could have an impact on break times for children.
We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.
We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.
Learn how the state of Florida incentivizes its residents to go solar.
Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...