Federal Tax Policy

We're working for responsible tax policies to ensure that we have the revenues needed to invest in our common future. We're working to reverse the provisions of the 2001-2003 tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest Americans, restore a fair estate tax, close tax loopholes for the wealthy and corporations, and ensure that those with the means to pay their fair share of taxes do so.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | What Extra Tax Breaks for the Richest Americans Cost Women and Families

April 26, 2013

This fact sheet explains what tax breaks for the richest American taxpayers cost women and families. 

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Fact Sheet | What Offshore Corporate Tax Loopholes Cost Women and Families

April 4, 2013

Many programs vital to women and their families are being cut.  Yet, at the same time, our nation is spending billions of dollars each year on unfair tax breaks for large corporations and very wealthy individuals.  

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Fact Sheet | A Roadmap to the 2013 Federal Budget Debates

April 11, 2013

Here is a look at key provisions of the fiscal cliff deal, the timeline for critical choices that remain before Congress, and the guiding principles that will protect women and their families and promote widely shared prosperity.

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Coalition Action Materials | The National Women's Law Center Opposes H.R. 6169

August 02, 2012

The National Women's Law Center sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to oppose H.R. 6169, a bill that would would provide for expedited consideration of tax reform legislation only on the condition that it includes additional massive tax cuts for high-income households and corporations.

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Fact Sheet | Time to Pay Their Fair Share: States Can’t Afford to Extend the Bush-Era Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Few

August 02, 2012

These state-by-state reports, co-authored by the National Women’s Law Center, Citizens for Tax Justice, and Americans for Tax Fairness, show how competing approaches to the Bush tax cuts affect taxpayers in that state and funding the state relies on to improve education, enroll children in Head Start, provide school breakfasts and deliver meals to frail elders, repair highways and ensure clean drinking water.

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Coalition Action Materials | The National Women's Law Center Supports the Middle Class Tax Cut Act (H.R. 15)

July 31, 2012

The National Women’s Law Center sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to support the Middle Class Tax Cut Act (H.R. 15), which would end the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest two percent of Americans and continue the tax cuts for low- and moderate-income families enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

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Fact Sheet | End Tax Breaks for Millionaires, Not Moms

July 31, 2012

End Tax Breaks for Millionaires, Not Moms

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Infographics and Internet Memes | Under Republican Leaders' Tax Plan, Millionaires Win and Moms Lose

July 31, 2012

Under the Republican leaders' tax plan, a single mom with two children working full-time at minimum wage could lose $1,545 a year due to a loss in the Child Tax Credit. 

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