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The Price of Paying Taxes: How Tax Preparation and Refund Loan Fees Erode the Benefits of the EITC
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Poor FamiliesOptimal TaxationFiscal IssueLawPolicy AnalysisTax PreparationProgressive Policy InstituteTax IncentiveFederal Tax PracticeFinancial SecurityGift TaxHousehold FinanceEstate TaxTax PolicyTax LawHousingPublic PolicyEconomicsUrban PolicyLoansTax AvoidancePublic FinanceFederal Income TaxFederal TaxEconomic PolicySociologyBusinessTax Preparation ServicesTaxationFinancial InclusionResident ServicesSocial PolicyFinancing
[© Brookings Institution] This new report, co-authored by the Brookings Urban Center and the Progressive Policy Institute, details for the first time, how the use of tax preparation services and fast cash refund loans is concentrated among working poor families and neighborhoods.