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Congressman Gosar Introduces Legislation to End Federal Tax Giveaway to Illegal Immigrants
Washington, DC,
July 23, 2012
Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ), with the support of Arizona’s entire Republican delegation, introduced H.R. 6165, The Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012. This legislation will require increased verification by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in order for noncitizen tax filers to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2012 CONTACT: Apryl Marie Fogel Congressman Gosar Introduces Legislation to End Federal Tax Giveaway to Illegal Immigrants Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ), with the support of Arizona’s entire Republican delegation, introduced H.R. 6165, The Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012. This legislation will require increased verification by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in order for noncitizen tax filers to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Congressman Gosar pursued this initiative in response to a July 2011 Treasury Inspector General report which revealed that $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits were given to illegal immigrants in 2010 alone. “I came to Congress to fight against waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government – the widespread abuse of the refundable child tax credit is an embarrassing example,” said Congressman Gosar. “The Federal Government should be enforcing our laws, not creating incentives to break them.” Current law allows many non citizens to apply for the refundable child tax credit using an “individual taxpayer identification number,” but the issuance of this number only confirms that an individual has taxable income, not that they are present in the United States legally. The Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 requires that non citizens provide further documentation to the IRS - specifically a passport, visa, permanent resident card, or work authorization. The legislation also requires this documentation for every non citizen child of the individual filer. For more information about how this tax credit has been abused in the past, please refer to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s July 2011 report, “Individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States were paid $4.2 billion in Refundable Credits,” found here. ### |