PolicyEngine / PolicyEngine/policyengine-taxsim
MD joint 2021 26Kpwages 9Kswages 1Kchildcare 3dpex
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- Python
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Description
See http://taxsim.nber.org/out2psl/1190
TA allows the child care credit but PE does not.
Contributor guide
First steps
- 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 by comparing the TAXSIM result at http://taxsim.nber.org/out2psl/1190 with the PolicyEngine result for Maryland in 2021, focusing on the child care credit. Trace the Maryland tax calculation entry point and identify why TA allows the credit while PE does not; the issue is done when the outputs agree.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100