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    "pk": 54607,
    "title": "Simplifying Financial Resource Applications for Low-Income College Students with Return-Free Filing",
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    "abstract": "The complexity of the American tax code disproportionately affects low-income college students who rely heavily on information from their tax returns for important financial resources (e.g. financial aid) but are unable to afford assistance from costly tax-filing services. As a result, low-income college students benefit from return-free filing services. This paper assesses the potential of using return-free tax filing as a resource to support low-income college students with identifying their eligibility and applying for financial resources such as financial aid and SNAP benefits. Using survey data from low-income students attending UCLA, we describe the difficulties faced in filing taxes and applying for financial resources. We find that students are interested in receiving assistance from return-free filing services for both processes. Then, we determine how interest varies by gender, racial identity, parental education, past filing experience, and primary language spoken at home.",
    "language": "en",
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            "word": "return-free filing"
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        {
            "word": "FAFSA"
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        {
            "word": "SNAP benefits"
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        {
            "word": "College"
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            "word": "low-income"
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    "section": "Articles",
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            "first_name": "Joleen",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Chiu",
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    "date_submitted": "2022-09-02T14:50:32-04:00",
    "date_accepted": "2022-09-02T14:50:32-04:00",
    "date_published": "2021-12-31T19:00:00-05:00",
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