Senate passes change to President Trump's tax law after it unexpectedly hits hundreds of Gold Star families with 'kiddie tax'
The Senate on Tuesday passed a change to President Donald Trump's tax law after it unexpectedly socked hundreds of Gold Star families this year with a"kiddie tax" of thousands of dollars.
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., speaks during a news conference on healthcare on April 30, 2019 on Capitol Hill.The vote came as a group of Democratic and Republican senators took aim at another"unfair law" known as the Widow's Tax, which has been around since 1972 and prevents up to 65,000 military spouses whose partners died while serving our country from receiving full Department of Defense and Veteran Affairs benefits.
Yasin Wade’s husband, Navy Lt. Daniel Wade, was 38 when he died in 2015 of a heart attack while on an overseas deployment. She is now raising their three sons on her own. The surviving spouse also gets $1,319 per month in Dependency and Indemnity Compensation from the VA. This provides a flat rate payment for the death of a service member and that money is not taxed or transferable.
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