Refundable tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit make an important difference for working families, together bringing more than 100,000 Marylanders’ family incomes above the federal poverty line each year. Maryland has built on
Maryland lawmakers made significant—and mostly positive—changes to our state tax code in the recently concluded legislative session.
New details of how federal tax changes will affect Marylanders show that people with very low incomes – under $25,000 – will see some of the greatest harms.
As the 2018 General Assembly session begins today, policymakers will be facing decisions that will have significant consequences for working families in Maryland.
Following Senate passage of the Republican tax bill, Executive Director Benjamin Orr of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy released the following statement: “Both the Senate and House tax bills are costly new giveaways to the very wealthy and major
As they return from the Thanksgiving break this week, Congressional Republicans’ top legislative priority is to pass a massive tax cut for the top 5 percent of households. And the bill senators are currently negotiating would do much more than
