PolicyEngine/policyengine-us

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The PolicyEngine US Python package contains a rules engine of the US tax-benefit system, and microdata generation for microsimulation analysis.

Stars: 163
Forks: 213
Open beginner issues: 17
Indexed issues: 747
Avg merge: 3d 3h
Merged PRs (30d): 96

Dominant language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 17, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 16, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: No code of conduct
Beginner labels: good first issue

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741 open issues indexed

South Carolina use tax Open

states/sc

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3322 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Idaho filing requirement Open

states/id

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3325 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Idaho College savings deduction Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3327 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Refactor taxable social security code Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3337 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Montana Taxable Social Security Benefits Open

states/mt

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3338 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Change va_aged_blind_exemption formula to include an age parameter Open

states/va

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3342 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Consistent variable suffix to indicate individual: `_indiv`, `_indv`, `_person` Open

code-health tax

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3351 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Change the type of age variable to int Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3357 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Reconcile the missing of Hawaii Capital Gain Adjustments Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3366 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
West Virginia agi on person level for senior citizen or disability deduction Open

states/wv

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3370 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Basic income parameter: flat amount per household Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3384 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Basic income parameter: Limit eligibility to households with children Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3386 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Household-level basic income Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3387 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Reconcile the Arkansas Retirement Exemption legal code with the tax form Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3388 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Ohio Itemized deductions Open

states/oh

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3390 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Simulation parameter to freeze state income taxes when modeling federal tax reforms Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3407 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Reconcile the Montana disability income subtraction Open

states/mt

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3421 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Change unit of FERA minimum_household_size parameter label to people Open

code-health

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3442 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Los Angeles county General Relief motor vehicle eligibility Open

counties/ca/los-angeles general-relief

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3444 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Hide or relabel the `spm_unit_taxes` variable Open

tax

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3450 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Convert the is_homeless variable into an ENUM Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3482 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Reform: End Entrenched Poverty, Scott Budow Open

reforms states/ny

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3491 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Add references for exemption phase-out threshold inflation adjustments Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3496 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Name `enrolled` variables consistently Open

code-health

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3498 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Reconcile California AMT child age eligibility Open

states/ca

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3508 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Use the birth_year variable consistently across the repository Open

code-health

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3515 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Replace `filing_status`-based `select` statements for scale parameters with string operation Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3517 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Ohio MAGI computation Open

code-health states/oh

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3527 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Make HUD programs household-level Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3539 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Make HUD programs monthly Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3540 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Cliff aggregates not computed in 2022 Open

bug

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3543 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Change `employment_income` to `wages_and_salaries` and in display text Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3556 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Deem SSI resources from parents to children Open

ssi

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3557 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Extract the thresholds from the Hawaii taxable income income for alternative tax calculation Open

code-health states/hi

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3558 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Remove alias to policyengine-app Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3587 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Clarify in the minimum wage description that we only compute its impacts with respect to tax and benefit programs Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3607 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Capitalize `simulation` parameter folder Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3608 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Update reference for Wyden-Smith to bill text Open

reforms

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3653 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Include state medicaid eligibility for undocumented immigrants which applies only to certain age groups Open

medicaid

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3654 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Remove SSI participants from CalWORKs households Open

hhs/tanf states/ca

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3666 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Deduct impairment-related work expenses from SSI countable earned income and SGA Open

ssi

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3669 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
PA Personal Income Tax 2023 rules Open

2023 states/pa

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3679 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Maine Property Tax Fairness Credit rent equivalent rate is mislabeled Open

states/me

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3705 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Rename `spm_unit_net_income` to `spm_resources` Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3707 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Reform: Direct Cash Payment (automatic stabilizer payments) Based on Household Income Open

reforms

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3734 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Vermont Property Tax Credit Open

states/vt

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3739 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Investigate benefit uprating CPI measures Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3748 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Cite a more stable source than epolicy.dpss.lacounty.gov for CalWORKs Open

code-health states/ca

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3756 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Remove `/1` unit from elasticities Open

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3774 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Validate SSI against SSA Disability Analysis File PUF Open

ssi validation

PolicyEngine/policyengine-us#3777 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026

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