Bessent: illegal immigrants should not receive certain tax credit refunds
The Trump administration’s proposed rule would clarify that hundreds of thousands of noncitizen taxpayers are ineligible for refunds from four individual income tax credits, potentially reducing federal outlays.
The Trump administration unveiled a proposed rule stating that hundreds of thousands of noncitizen taxpayers are ineligible for refunds from four individual income tax credits. Local official Bessent said illegal immigrants should not receive certain tax credit refunds; the change could save the federal government up to $2.6 billion.