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ME single 2021 35page 47Kpwages 83Kpensions

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Description

See http://taxsim.nber.org/out2psl/1117

Difference in taxable income may be due to PE allowing pension exclusion. TA doesn't allow the exclusion for a young person. Maybe we should assume young people with pension income are disabled, although with pwages of 47,142 that may be implausible.

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Research direction

Start with the TAXSIM output at http://taxsim.nber.org/out2psl/1117 and compare its result with the PolicyEngine result for this Maine 2021 case. Investigate whether the taxable-income difference comes from pension exclusion or the treatment of a young person with pension income; done means the cause is established and the issue's expected behavior is clear.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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