PolicyEngine / PolicyEngine/policyengine-taxsim
IA 2021 sep/combined 66Kintrec 84Kpensions 39Kgssi
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Description
See http://taxsim.nber.org/out2psl/1111
PE allows 12,000 for each taxpayer in this separate combined return, while TA divides a single 12,000 exclusion between the two.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked TAXSIM output for this Iowa 2021 separate/combined-return case and trace the corresponding PolicyEngine state-tax calculation. Compare how the 12,000 exclusion is applied for PE and TA, then verify that the emulator matches the reference behavior for this case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- fintech-quant
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100