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Model Estimate T17-0202 - Increase Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Phase-In Rates, 0 and 1 Child EITC Parameters, and Reduce the 0 Child Elig Age from 25 to 21, Baseline: Current Law, Distribution of Federal Income Tax Change by ECI Percentile, 2017 t17-0202.xls
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Distribution of federal tax change from increasing the EITC for 0 child workers to $3,000 and 1 child workers to $6,528 by increasing the phase-in rates, similar increases for families with 2+ children, and reducing the age eligibility of the 0 child EITC from 25 to 21. Estimates are shown by income percentiles, 2017.
Model Estimates Type Distribution Tables by Percentile
Primary topic Individual Taxes
Topics Earned income tax credit (EITC) Income tax (individual) Low-income households Tax credits (individual)
Model Estimates from the same Simulation Run August 23, 2017
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T17-0201 - Increase Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Phase-In Rates, 0 and 1 Child EITC Parameters, and Reduce the 0 Child Elig Age from 25 to 21, Baseline: Current Law, Distribution of Federal Income Tax Change by ECI Level, 2017
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