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Treasury Proposes Citizenship, Work-Authorization Checks on 2026 Returns

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC · How we work

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The Treasury Department proposes a tax-form question requiring taxpayers to disclose citizenship and work-authorization.
Administration says the question could save up to $2 billion by blocking ineligible refundable credits.
Draft 2026 Form 1040 and Schedule 3-A add mandatory “Yes/No” citizenship and work-authorization checkboxes.
Researchers estimate 671,000 people, including 309,000 children, would lose the Earned Income Tax Credit.
A judge halted a Treasury-ICE data-share after the IRS sent 47,000 immigrant addresses to ICE.

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Story summary

The Treasury Department proposes a tax-form question requiring taxpayers to disclose citizenship and work-authorization.
Administration says the question could save up to $2 billion by blocking ineligible refundable credits.
Draft 2026 Form 1040 and Schedule 3-A add mandatory “Yes/No” citizenship and work-authorization checkboxes.
Researchers estimate 671,000 people, including 309,000 children, would lose the Earned Income Tax Credit.
A judge halted a Treasury-ICE data-share after the IRS sent 47,000 immigrant addresses to ICE.