Add voluntary tax filer variable and update tax_unit_is_filer#7332
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Add voluntary tax filer variable and update tax_unit_is_filer#7332
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- Add would_file_taxes_voluntarily input variable for tax units that file for reasons other than being required or seeking refundable credits - Update tax_unit_is_filer to use propensity variables from microdata: - required_to_file (income thresholds from IRC § 6012) - takes_up_eitc (refund-seeking behavior) - would_file_taxes_voluntarily (state requirements, documentation, habit) Closes #4286 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Review by reviewer-1: LGTM - Clean refactor of tax_unit_is_filer from a proxy-based approach (income_tax < 0) to explicit propensity variables (takes_up_eitc, would_file_taxes_voluntarily). The type change from float to bool is correct. New would_file_taxes_voluntarily variable is a simple input with sensible default. Note: No CI checks have run yet — should verify CI passes before merging. The uv.lock has significant changes that warrant CI validation. |
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Summary
would_file_taxes_voluntarilyinput variable for voluntary tax filerstax_unit_is_filerto use propensity variables from microdataBackground
Previously,
tax_unit_is_filerused a rules-based approach: file if required OR if income_tax < 0 (getting a refund). This deterministic approach didn't capture voluntary filing behavior.The new approach uses propensity variables assigned during microdata construction:
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New variable:
would_file_taxes_voluntarilydefault_value = FalseUpdated:
tax_unit_is_filervalue_type = floattovalue_type = boolunit = USDrequired_to_file | takes_up_eitc | would_file_taxes_voluntarilyRelated issues
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would_file_taxes_voluntarilyto CPS microdataTest plan
would_file_taxes_voluntarilyvariable is accessibletax_unit_is_filerreturns expected values🤖 Generated with Claude Code