OBBBA Tax Act November 11, 2025
New Tax Law Gives a Boost to the Child Tax Credit (OBBBA)
The CTC is now bigger and better—permanently. The new also retains a special tax credit for non-child dependents.
Taxes October 28, 2025
Cities Could Dramatically Cut Childhood Poverty with Their Own Child Tax Credit Programs, Analysis Finds
Municipal programs could move the needle with relatively small amounts of money: offering $1,000 or less per year to low- and middle-income families could cut child poverty rates by 25% in several cities.
Taxes September 25, 2025
Red States Pushed Refundable Child Tax Credits This Year, But Those Plans Fizzled Out
Republican proposals in Indiana and Ohio did not advance this year. Had either measure passed, it would have been the first refundable child tax credit approved in a conservative state.
Taxes May 16, 2025
Trump-Backed Tax Bill Would Expand Child Tax Credit, Establish ‘MAGA Accounts’ for Kids
An expansion of the child tax credit and new “MAGA savings accounts” for children are among the proposals in President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.”
Taxes March 19, 2025
Child Tax Credits, a Longtime Liberal Priority, Find Favor in Republican States
If an Indiana or Ohio bill passes, it would mark the first time a GOP-led state implemented a refundable child tax credit.