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

May 17, 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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More Resources

Fact Sheet | H.R. 8 Leaves No Millionaire Behind but Ends Tax Cuts for a Third of Families with Children

July 31, 2012

This fact sheet explains the damaging effects of H.R. 8, a bill that would extend tax cuts for the richest two percent of Americans while ending tax breaks for low and moderate-income families.

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Coalition Action Materials | The National Women's Law Center Supports Ending Tax Cuts for Richest Two Percent

July 24, 2012

The National Women's Law Center sent a letter urging Senators to support Senator Harry Reid's "Middle Class Tax Cut Act" that would end the Bush-era tax cuts for the top two percent of earners, and to reject proposals that would extend tax breaks for high earners while ending important tax credits for low-income families.

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Fact Sheet | Summary of Tax Fairness Provisions in the Rebuild America Act

May 16, 2012

This fact sheet explains the tax and revenue proposals in Sen. Tom Harkin's Rebuild America Act that will help protect women's economic security while ensuring millionaires and corporations pay their fair share.

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Coalition Action Materials | Letter in Support of the Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012

April 10, 2012

The National Women's Law Center sent this letter to Senators urging them to support the Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012, introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

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Resource Page | Women Can’t Afford More Tax Cuts for the Rich

April 06, 2012

What do tax breaks for millionaires really cost?< Read more...