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tax-microdata

This repository contains all working files for a project to develop a general-purpose validated microdata file for use in PolicyEngine-US and Tax-Calculator. The development will proceed in several phases.

Usage instructions

To generate the microdata files:

  1. Run export POLICYENGINE_GITHUB_MICRODATA_AUTH_TOKEN=***
  2. Run export PSL_TAX_MICRODATA_RELEASE_AUTH_TOKEN=***
  3. Run make data

The two environment tokens can be obtained from Nikhil Woodruff.

To assess, review the data examination results that compare federal agency tax estimates with those generated using the microdata file created in each project phase: phase 1 results and phase 2 results and VERY PRELIMINARY phase 3 results.