ICYMI: From CNN: Military families slammed by Trump tax reform demand changes
Berry Craig
By HALEY BYRD
President Donald Trump has long touted the advantages of his 2017 tax reform bill, but Republicans are now under fire for one of the bill's overlooked consequences: A huge hit for families of fallen service members.
That's due to a change in how the IRS handles survivor benefits paid out to children, which are now treated like stocks or other inheritances -- driving up taxes by thousands of dollars.
"People are absolutely shocked that this happened, and they weren't planning for it," Ashlynne Haycock, deputy director of policy for the military families nonprofit Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), told CNN in an interview. "It has been a severe hardship for surviving families."