Second Time’s the Charm? NY Legislature Angles For Broad Housing Deal
In 2011, Ciria Santiago began filing taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)—used by people without Social Security numbers to file federal taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). But despite having a 10-year-old daughter who was born in the United States, and unlike many other parents who file, she receives no tax credits.
This year, lawmakers in New York are weighing several options to change that, pointing to an increasingly robust body of research showing the health, educational, and financial benefits that come from such access.
