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Entlastungsbetrag für Alleinerziehende: Verteilungswirkungen aktuell und bei Weiterentwicklung in einen Abzug von der Steuerschuld

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  • Stöwhase Sven

    (Fraunhofer Institut für Angewandte Informationstechnik FIT 53757 Sankt Augustin Deutschland)

  • Wilhelm Julia

    (Fraunhofer Institut für Angewandte Informationstechnik FIT 53757 Sankt Augustin Deutschland)

Abstract

The governing coalition would like to translate the existing income tax deduction for single parents into a tax relief. The aim is to treat all single parents more equally, regardless of the amount of their taxable income. We use detailed microdata from official tax returns to analyze the distributional effects of both, the present tax deduction and those of a revenue-neutral tax relief. Our analysis shows that the switch from deduction to relief will benefit single parents with low incomes. This comes at the expense of higher incomes. Overall, the number of reform winners outnumbers those of the reform losers.

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  • Stöwhase Sven & Wilhelm Julia, 2024. "Entlastungsbetrag für Alleinerziehende: Verteilungswirkungen aktuell und bei Weiterentwicklung in einen Abzug von der Steuerschuld," Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 73(3), pages 240-259.
    • Handle: RePEc:lus:zwipol:v:73:y:2024:i:3:p:240-259:n:1003
    DOI: 10.1515/zfwp-2024-2016
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    Keywords

    Einkommensteuer; Entlastungsbetrag; Verteilungswirkungen;
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    JEL classification:

    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • J19 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Other

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