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Family allowance in personal income tax, in the context of tax expenditures
Family allowance in personal income tax, in the context of tax expenditures

Author(s): Szymon Bryndziak
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: tax expenditures; personal income tax; children’s allowance in personal income tax; family benefits

Summary/Abstract: The use of children’s allowance in personal income tax is discussed. The allowance is a kind of tax preference, classified as tax expenditure. Due to low demographic factors, the ratio legis of such a solution was the support of families with children. The controversies on the use of the allowance, especially its discriminating character, and differences between potential and real effects of its use, especially in the context of family benefits, are described.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 403
  • Page Range: 21-29
  • Page Count: 9