The Treasury Department has estimated that a large majority of the EITC merely compensates for a portion of the federal income. payroll. and excise taxes paid by the lowincome tax filers who qualify to receive it. A significant share of families that receive the EITC owe federal income tax before the EITC is applied. in addition to paying payroll taxes. Lowincome working immigrant families in this category who would be denied the EITO under the Sessions Amendment would consequently face a dramatic increase in their income tax bill. requiring them to pay much higher taxes than other taxpayers with similar earnings. Other families with even less income would not receive a refund to offset the disproportionately large payroll taxes they paid. unlike other workers with cornparable wages and dependents. To qualify for the ElTC. under current law. a taxpayer must satisfy the following criteria: 1.. Be a US citizen or legal resident. 2.. have a valid Social Security number for both the worker and any qualifying children. 3.. have earned income from employment or selfemployment:. 4.. have total income that falls below a certain level. and. 5.. file an income tax return. Current law already clearly prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving the EITC. No immigrant can receive the earned income tax credit unless he or she is a legal resident who is a low wage worker paying payroll taxes and filing an income tax return. These are men and women who are conscientiously fulfilling their responsibilities to their adopted country and they deserve to be treated like all other workers in America. This amendment would hurt children.
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