PolicyEngine / PolicyEngine/policyengine-us

Toggle to make UBI state taxable

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benefits enhancement
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Description

State-level UBI payments like universal child allowances are likely to be taxed federally but not by the state. #1178 would make them federally taxable. State taxability is trickier because we have different state-level AGI formulas, but adding it would improve realism.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing issue #1178 and the project's state-level AGI formulas, since no files, tests, or entry points are named here. Determine how a toggle should control state taxability across differing state formulas; done means the toggle works consistently for state-level UBI payments and is covered by appropriate validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
fintech-quant
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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