HR 6181
112th Congress
House
Taxation
Capital gains tax
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Poverty and welfare assistance
Tax treatment of families
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain improvements in the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 24, 2012
Introduced by:
Neal, Richard E.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Jul 24, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 24, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increase in the refundable portion of the child tax credit, (2) the increased percentage of the earned income tax credit for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children, and (3) the disregard of tax refunds in determining eligibility for means tested federal programs.
Extends through 2013 provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relating to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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