As Senate Republicans debate President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill”, a lesser-known provision from the House-approved package could make it harder to claim a low-income tax credit.
If enacted as written, the House measure in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would require precertification of each qualifying child for filers claiming the so-called earned income tax credit, or EITC, starting in 2028.
Under current law, taxpayers claim the EITC on their tax return — including Schedule EIC for qualifying children.
The provision aims to “avoid duplicative and other erroneous claims,” according to the bill’s text. But policy experts say the new rules would burden eligible filers, who may forgo the EITC as a result. The measure could also delay tax refunds for those filers, particularly amid IRS cutbacks, experts say.
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