Aravind Boddupalli

Jul 10, 2024 | taxpolicycenter.org | Aravind Boddupalli |Luisa Godinez-Puig |Robert McClelland |Livia Mucciolo

Refundable tax credits like the child tax credit (CTC) and earned income tax credit (EITC) are proven policy tools for reducing poverty and improving health and educational outcomes for millions of families across the country. However, both legislation and administrative practices prevent many undocumented and mixed-status immigrant families from accessing these benefits.

Jun 13, 2024 | taxpolicycenter.org | Aravind Boddupalli |Janet Holtzblatt |Lillian Hunter |Robert McClelland

Mar 19, 2024 | taxpolicycenter.org | Aravind Boddupalli

Taxes feature prominently in the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget. They will continue to be a point of contention in the presidential election, with many parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) soon set to expire. At the same time, states and localities are confronting their own tax and budget choices after three years of state tax cuts and amid broader post-COVID shifts as federal relief comes to an end.

Feb 14, 2024 | urban.org | Aravind Boddupalli |Elaine Maag

The federal income tax can be a powerful tool for reducing racial inequities. As designed, it often falls short of its promise. For centuries, people of color in the US have been excluded from crucial pathways of opportunity and upward mobility, resulting in deep racial inequities in wealth and income. In 2022, a typical White family had net wealth five to six times higher than that of Black and Latine families.

Feb 14, 2024 | apps.urban.org | Aravind Boddupalli |Elaine Maag

The federal income tax can be a powerful tool for reducing racial inequities. As designed, it often falls short of its promise. For centuries, people of color in the US have been excluded from crucial pathways of opportunity and upward mobility, resulting in deep racial inequities in wealth and income. In 2022, a typical White family had net wealth five to six times higher than that of Black and Latine families.