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February 28, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

The 2025 Tax Package: A Chance to Make the Tax Code Fair by Expanding Credits and Increasing Revenue

By Ashley Burnside and Jesse Fairbanks, In 2025, several provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 are scheduled to expire. This provides an opportunity for lawmakers to reform our tax code so that it serves families with low incomes instead of…

January 31, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

The Earned Income Tax Credit Should be Expanded for Workers Without Children

New fact sheet urges expanding the EITC for workers without children. It fights poverty but remains too small and excludes too many.

October 14, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Ashley Burnside

CLASP Comments on the 2025 Tax Package

CLASP submitted a comment to the Ways and Means Republicans about the upcoming tax package and our priorities for the bill.

August 22, 2024 | Report/Brief | Jesse Fairbanks

What is Meaningful Community Engagement? Learnings from the Perspective of a National Advocacy Organization

How do we as advocates and policy analysts actually connect with communities effectively, respectfully, and inclusively. CLASP's new framework could help guide your path,.

July 25, 2024 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

The Child Tax Credit: What’s at Stake?

When enacted in 2021, the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) significantly reduced child poverty to historic lows and helped close the racial wealth gap. However, with its expiration, millions of children have fallen back into poverty. Learn how we can restore and expand this critical…

July 25, 2024 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

Let’s Promote—Not Reduce—Equity in Our Tax Code

Our tax code should secure revenue for public goods and promote equity by investing in families and workers. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act mainly benefited the wealthy, increasing inequality. Recent expansions in tax credits and IRS investments highlight the potential for tax reform.

August 9, 2023 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

National Survey: Families Faced Financial Strain When Expanded CTC Expired

This report presents findings from a survey of families with children conducted in July 2022 on the impacts of the CTC in the United States and Puerto Rico.

July 13, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

25 Years of Progress for Children

CLASP President and Executive Director Indivar Dutta-Gupta testified to the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and Oversight about the Child Tax Credit, its history and track record, and what Congress should do now.

June 13, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Ashley Burnside

Statement for the Record on Anti-Poverty and Family Support Provisions in the Tax Code

CLASP provided a written statement for the record to the United States Senate Committee on Finance in response to a hearing on anti-poverty and family support provisions in the tax code. Download statement here.

February 21, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Teon Hayes

CLASP Supports USDA’s Revisions to WIC Food Package

CLASP supports the USDA’s proposed updates to the WIC food package.

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