{"id":902,"date":"2011-12-13T15:32:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T19:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=902"},"modified":"2017-07-27T14:45:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T18:45:02","slug":"house-takes-up-bill-to-close-tax-loophole-for-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2011\/12\/13\/house-takes-up-bill-to-close-tax-loophole-for-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"House Takes up Bill to Close Tax Loophole for Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the House is taking up the payroll tax cut bill, H.R. 3630, which contains a provision that would close fix a significant loophole in our nation\u2019s tax laws. The measure is partly a result of a report issued this summer by the Inspector General for the Treasury Department revealing that the federal government doled out roughly $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits to illegal aliens in 2010. (See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treasury.gov\/tigta\/auditreports\/2011reports\/201141061fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">TIGTA Report 2011-41-061<\/a>, July 7, 2011; see also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislative-updates\/fair-legislative-update-september-6-2011\" target=\"_blank\">FAIR Legislative Update<\/a>, Sept. 6, 2011)<\/p>\n<p>The payments came in the form of the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), a refundable credit that allows individuals to reduce their federal income tax by up to $1,000 for each child under the age of 17 who meet certain criteria. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislative-updates\/fair-legislative-update-september-6-2011\" target=\"_blank\">FAIR Legislative Update<\/a>, Sept. 6, 2011) Illegal aliens are eligible for this credit because one is not required to have a valid Social Security Number (SSN) to qualify for it.<\/p>\n<p>In his report, the Treasury Inspector General recommended that the IRS take several corrective measures, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>require individuals filing without SSNs and claiming the ACTC to provide specific verifiable documentation to support that their dependents meet the qualifications for the credit, including residency;<\/li>\n<li>verify ACTC claims on returns with questionable wages and withholdings; and<\/li>\n<li>alert taxpayers when it becomes aware that their identity has potentially been stolen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now Congress has acted to help stop the giveaway of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens. Section 5201 of H.R. 3630 closes the loophole in current law by barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit. This section is based on legislation, H.R. 1956, introduced by the House Social Security Subcommittee Chairman, Sam Johnson (R-TX). (See <a href=\"http:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/ACTC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ways and Means one-pager<\/a>) It is also similar to legislation authored by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) and Senator David Vitter (R-LA). (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/BILLS-112hr3444ih\/pdf\/BILLS-112hr3444ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">See H.R. 3444<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/BILLS-112s577is\/pdf\/BILLS-112s577is.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">S. 577<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>One way to help stop illegal immigration is preventing illegal aliens from gaming the system. This provision is an important step in that direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the House is taking up the payroll tax cut bill, H.R. 3630, which contains a provision that would close fix a significant loophole in our nation\u2019s tax laws. 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