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MT 2021 single 63page 20Kpwages 1Kproptax

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Description

See http://taxsim.nber.org/out2psl/1180

PE and TA disagree on the amount of the property tax credit.

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Research direction

Start with the TAXSIM case at http://taxsim.nber.org/out2psl/1180 and trace how the Python emulator calculates the property tax credit for the 2021 single filer case. Compare the PE and TA amounts, then resolve the discrepancy so the emulator agrees with the expected result.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
fintech-quant
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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