As we near the end of April, two things are happening: First, the IRS is processing the millions of tax returns Americans filed in 2025, and doling out credits and deductions that in many cases will significantly impact families' finances and ability to afford necessities. Second, Congress is debating what to put in its 2025 tax reform bill—in particular, how to extend the 2017 Trump tax law provisions that have stripped the government of well over a trillion dollars in revenue and enriched the 1 percent while providing little to no meaningful benefit to the rest of the country.