![More than 140 million Americans are expected to file a federal income tax return this tax season. Most of these taxpayers will be “bothered” by how complex the tax code is. With the tax code spanning more than 4.1 million words, who can blame them for this frustration? But with Women’s History Month underway, we need to ask another important question: is the tax code, already complex and difficult to understand, equitable and impartial to both men and women? The truth is – it is not. Although there are no explicit instances of gender bias in tax law, persistent income disparities between men and […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CTC-L-tax-form.jpg?w=132 "More than 140 million Americans are expected to file a federal income tax return this tax season. Most of these taxpayers will be “bothered” by how complex the tax code is. With the tax code spanning more than 4.1 million words, who can blame them for this frustration? But with Women’s History Month underway, we need to ask another important question: is the tax code, already complex and difficult to understand, equitable and impartial to both men and women? The truth is – it is not. Although there are no explicit instances of gender bias in tax law, persistent income disparities between men and […]")
Blanche Lincoln and Olympia Snowe: The tax code disadvantages women taxpayers
More than 140 million Americans are expected to file a federal income tax return this tax season. Most of these taxpayers will be “bothered” by how complex the tax code is. With...