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GAIN Act of 2017 EITC reform file #1555

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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions RELEASES.md
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- Add dropq tables using AGI as income measure for TaxBrain use
[[#1544](https://github.com/open-source-economics/Tax-Calculator/pull/1544)
by Martin Holmer]
- Add JSON reform file for Brown-Khanna GAIN Act that expands the EITC
[[#1555](https://github.com/open-source-economics/Tax-Calculator/pull/1555)
by Matt Jensen and Martin Holmer]

**Bug Fixes**
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24 changes: 24 additions & 0 deletions taxcalc/reforms/BrownKhanna.json
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// Title: Brown-Khanna Grow American Incomes Now (GAIN) Act of 2017
// Reform_File_Author: Matt Jensen
// Reform_Reference: https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-sen-sherrod-brown-and-rep-ro-khanna-introduce-landmark-legislation
// Reform_Description:
// - Increase EITC maximum amounts (1)
// - Increase EITC phase-in rates (2)
// - Increase EITC phase-out rate for childless filing units (3)
// - Increase EITC phase-out start for childless filing units (4)
// - Lower EITC minimim eligibility age for childless f.units from 25 to 21 (5)
// Reform_Parameter_Map:
// - 1: _EITC_c
// - 2: _EITC_rt
// - 3: _EITC_prt
// - 4: _EITC_ps
// - 5: _EITC_MinEligAge
{
"policy": {
"_EITC_c": {"2017": [[3000, 6528, 10783, 12131]]},
"_EITC_rt": {"2017": [[0.3, 0.6258, 0.768, 0.864]]},
"_EITC_prt": {"2017": [[0.1598, 0.1598, 0.2106, 0.2106]]},
"_EITC_ps": {"2017": [[18340, 18340, 18340, 18340]]},
"_EITC_MinEligAge": {"2017": [21]}
}
}