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Implement a Single Parents Act providing for parity between Joint Filing Status & Head of Household & expanded benefits

Created by A.T. on March 09, 2016

This petition is requesting Head of Household filing status standard deduction be equal to married filing joint. That all provisions in the tax code that are income sensitive and provide a married filing joint threshold include Head of Household as equivalent. Expansion of dependent and child tax credits to cover dependents through age 18 and for college bound dependent students as evidenced by FAFSA, through age 24. Expansion of eligibility for Pell grants and other federal grants where students are from a single parent household. Expansion of amount of federal loans dependents are eligible for where students come from a single parent household. Contributions to a college savings plan on a pre-tax basis through employer. Expansion on income limitations to deduct education related expense.

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