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Maxim Shvedov

Maxim Shvedov, MA, is a senior strategic policy advisor at the AARP Public Policy Institute. His areas of expertise include tax and budget policy, fiscal sustainability, and tax provisions for retirement and caregiving. Read his full biography.
Making recent changes to the earned income tax credit (EITC) permanent would help older workers and boost the workforce.
Policymakers should remove artificial obstacles preventing low-income workers from going back to work and businesses from filling vacancies.
The temporary removal of the EITC age restriction would be a long-overdue change that should be made permanent.
The medical expense tax deduction helps millions of middle-income taxpayers of all ages confront extraordinarily high out-of-pocket health care costs
The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) recently passed its tax reform proposal — the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” This bill, like the House-passed tax legislation, warrants the attention of older Americans. Not only because it increases taxes on some taxpayers 65+, but also because it would trigger rules…
If you’ve been following the twists and turns of the ongoing tax reform efforts moving along in Washington, you’ve likely noticed proponents often repeating a particular theme: tax cuts for middle-class Americans. But tax policy is rarely simple, and it is important to look beyond the headlines to…
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