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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fix is so easy: connect DC tax returns to residency status for purposes of enrollment.

Every DCPS family - aside from military and diplomats - should be filing DC taxes. The military and diplomatic status are very easy to verify and they have zero incentive to scam the system.

Don't file DC taxes and have kids in DCPS? You have some explaining to do and the investigators can start there.[/quote]

+100.  Yes, lives are complicated and there would be other situations to deal with.  But doing what PP suggests would get DC 95% there, at least. [/quote]

And that's the rub - just requiring tax returns would cut down on the vast majority of the fraud.

For the other 5%, the investigators can spend their energy interviewing and seeing what's happening with the family. In fact, it may be helpful for DCPS to identify those families so more resources can be directed their way (counseling, after school tutoring, childcare subsidies, etc) if they are, in fact, DC residents. If a family is truly down on their luck or the kid is in an unstable environment, I want DCPS to identify them so they can get more resources targeted to those kids!  If the family can't produce a tax return, then I want DCPS to know exactly why. No one is too poor to file a tax return and/or show DC withholding taxes on their pay stubs. If you are unemployed, then you file a tax return showing that.[/quote]

Yes, you can be too low income to file a tax return!

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/irs-tax-return/does-everyone-need-to-file-an-income-tax-return/L7pluHkoW[/quote]

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