Voices for Utah Children Articles
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Take Action on EITC Awareness Day
January 26th is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day! The EITC is a vital tool in reducing child poverty, and improving the long-term outcomes for children across our state. Some tax policies - like the EITC - promote fairness and equity....
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- Author: Abdikadir Eftin
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Tax Policy 101: Tax Refundability
Tax policy is complicated. Talking about taxes involves jargon, and concepts that can be confusing. For example, what is a 'refundable' tax credit? What exactly does that mean, and how does it help families? We answer these questions here with a quick...
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- Author: Jenna Williams
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Making Utah Taxes Fair for All Families
Most of us don't enjoy paying taxes. We do it, though, because pooling our money together through taxes makes it possible for us to have roads, schools, libraries and parks, fire fighters and law enforcement, and so many more public goods that none of...
- Type: Article
- Author: Taylor Throne
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Empower Utah Families with Better Income Tax Credits
When it comes to improving the lives of hardworking Utahns, we need policies that help those who are struggling to make ends meet. A refundable Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) could do just that. Let's start by discussing what the earned income tax...
- Type: Article
- Author: Taylor Thorne
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Legislature Passes Tax Package Including Revenue Losses, Grocery Tax (and Credit), EITC
Last night, December 12, 2019, the Utah Legislature passed a tax restructuring package in a special legislative session. Voices for Utah Children was very involved in this process over the course of the year. We attended the Tax Restructuring and...
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
- Category: Updates & Blog
