income taxes

Earned-Income Tax Credit: Window Is Closing Fast on Equity for Workers 65+

By Maxim Shvedov, November 28, 2022 11:35 AM

Making recent changes to the earned income tax credit (EITC) permanent would help older workers and boost the workforce.

Earned Income Tax Credit’s Age Restriction Should Stay in the Past

By Maxim Shvedov, January 28, 2022 10:22 AM

Policymakers should remove artificial obstacles preventing low-income workers from going back to work and businesses from filling vacancies.

Tax day for 2016 returns is April 18, 2017

Tax Day Special: How Much of the Income Tax Pie Do Older Americans Contribute?

By Debra Whitman, April 13, 2017 03:49 PM

By midnight on April 18, millions of Americans will have hit the File button in their tax preparation apps or dropped their tax returns in the mail. With 2017 tax season almost behind us, it’s a good time to take a look at taxes as they relate to Americans over 50 — specifically, older Americans’…