Professor Ventry Comments for Washington Times on Immigration and Earned Income Tax Credit

Professor Dennis Ventry commented for the Washington Times on undocumented immigrants and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). A group of Republican senators has expressed concerns that immigrants who qualify for President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and related programs could apply for the tax credit, resulting in lost revenues for the government.

Professor Ventry thinks those concerns are baseless. Given the complexities of the code and the fact that the vast majority of potential EITC claimants are unsophisticated taxpayers, most new arrivals in the country are likely to need advice from experienced tax preparers to fill out tax returns. "The question is whether the right people are going to find them to help them get, under the law, what they deserve," said Ventry, rather than unscrupulous preparers who might take advantage of them with fraudulent gimmicks like "refund anticipation loans" with usurious rates.   

Professor Ventry is an expert in tax policy and legal ethics. His research interests include tax expenditure analysis, family taxation, professional responsibility and standards of care, tax filing and administration, tax compliance, public finance, and tax and legal history. In addition, he was recently added as a co-author on the casebook, Federal Income Taxation with Paul McDaniel, Martin McMahon, Jr., and Daniel L. Simmons.

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