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+Changes in release 1.2.0 on 2019-03-24
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+
+**This is an enhancement and bug-fix release.**
+
+- Add JSON reform file for tax provisions in Sanders-DeFazio "Social Security Expansion Act"
+
+- Fix minor bugs related to the new `_SS_Earnings_thd` policy parameter used in several payroll tax reforms
+
+
 Changes in release 1.1.0 on 2019-03-17
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RELEASES.md

@@ -4,6 +4,30 @@ Go [here](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclose
 for a complete commit history.
 
 
+2019-03-24 Release 1.2.0
+------------------------
+(last merged pull request is
+[#2269](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2269))
+
+**This is an enhancement and bug-fix release.**
+
+**API Changes**
+- None
+
+**New Features**
+- Add JSON reform file for tax provisions in Sanders-DeFazio "Social Security Expansion Act"
+  [[#2266](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2266)
+  by Duncan Hobbs]
+- Add ability to handle larger values of integer parameters in Parameter class
+  [[#2269](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2269)
+  by Martin Holmer]
+
+**Bug Fixes**
+- Fix minor bugs related to the `_SS_Earnings_thd` policy parameter added in [#2222](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2222)
+  [[#2267](https://github.com/PSLmodels/Tax-Calculator/pull/2267)
+  by Martin Holmer]
+
+
 2019-03-17 Release 1.1.0
 ------------------------
 (last merged pull request is

docs/index.html

@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ <h3 id="pol-parameter-indexing"></a>Parameter Indexing</h3>
 
 <h3 id="pol-payroll-taxes"></a>Payroll Taxes</h3>
 
-<p><b>Payroll Taxes &mdash; Social Security FICA</b><br><i>tc Name:</i> _FICA_ss_trt<br><i>TB Name:</i> Social Security payroll tax rate<br><i>Description:</i> Social Security FICA rate, including both employer and employee.<br><i>Has An Effect When Using:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>PUF data:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>CPS data:</i> True<br><i>Can Be Inflation Indexed:</i> False&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Is Inflation Indexed:</i> False<br><i>Value Type:</i> real<br><i>Known Values:</i><br>2013: 0.124<br>2014: 0.124<br>2015: 0.124<br>2016: 0.124<br>2017: 0.124<br>2018: 0.124<br><i>Valid Range:</i> min = 0 and max = 1<br><i>Out-of-Range Action:</i> stop</p><p><b>Payroll Taxes &mdash; Social Security FICA</b><br><i>tc Name:</i> _SS_Earnings_c<br><i>TB Name:</i> Maximum taxable earnings (MTE) for Social Security<br><i>Description:</i> Only individual earnings below this maximum amount are subjected to Social Security (OASDI) payroll tax.<br><i>Notes:</i> This parameter is indexed by the rate of growth in average wages, not by the price inflation rate.<br><i>Has An Effect When Using:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>PUF data:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>CPS data:</i> True<br><i>Can Be Inflation Indexed:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Is Inflation Indexed:</i> True<br><i>Value Type:</i> real<br><i>Known Values:</i><br>2013: 113700.0<br>2014: 117000.0<br>2015: 118500.0<br>2016: 118500.0<br>2017: 127200.0<br>2018: 128400.0<br><i>Valid Range:</i> min = 0 and max = 9e+99<br><i>Out-of-Range Action:</i> stop</p><p><b>Payroll Taxes &mdash; Social Security FICA</b><br><i>tc Name:</i> _SS_Earnings_thd<br><i>TB Name:</i> Additional Taxable Earnings Threshold for Social Security<br><i>Description:</i> Wages and self-employment income above this threshold are subjected to Social Security (OASDI) payroll tax in addition to earnings below the maximum taxable earnings threshold.<br><i>Has An Effect When Using:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>PUF data:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>CPS data:</i> True<br><i>Can Be Inflation Indexed:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Is Inflation Indexed:</i> False<br><i>Value Type:</i> real<br><i>Known Values:</i><br>2013: 9e+99<br>2014: 9e+99<br>2015: 9e+99<br>2016: 9e+99<br>2017: 9e+99<br>2018: 9e+99<br><i>Valid Range:</i> min = 0 and max = 9e+99<br><i>Out-of-Range Action:</i> stop</p>
+<p><b>Payroll Taxes &mdash; Social Security FICA</b><br><i>tc Name:</i> _FICA_ss_trt<br><i>TB Name:</i> Social Security payroll tax rate<br><i>Description:</i> Social Security FICA rate, including both employer and employee.<br><i>Has An Effect When Using:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>PUF data:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>CPS data:</i> True<br><i>Can Be Inflation Indexed:</i> False&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Is Inflation Indexed:</i> False<br><i>Value Type:</i> real<br><i>Known Values:</i><br>2013: 0.124<br>2014: 0.124<br>2015: 0.124<br>2016: 0.124<br>2017: 0.124<br>2018: 0.124<br><i>Valid Range:</i> min = 0 and max = 1<br><i>Out-of-Range Action:</i> stop</p><p><b>Payroll Taxes &mdash; Social Security FICA</b><br><i>tc Name:</i> _SS_Earnings_c<br><i>TB Name:</i> Maximum taxable earnings (MTE) for Social Security<br><i>Description:</i> Individual earnings below this amount are subjected to Social Security (OASDI) payroll tax.<br><i>Notes:</i> This parameter is indexed by the rate of growth in average wages, not by the price inflation rate.<br><i>Has An Effect When Using:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>PUF data:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>CPS data:</i> True<br><i>Can Be Inflation Indexed:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Is Inflation Indexed:</i> True<br><i>Value Type:</i> real<br><i>Known Values:</i><br>2013: 113700.0<br>2014: 117000.0<br>2015: 118500.0<br>2016: 118500.0<br>2017: 127200.0<br>2018: 128400.0<br><i>Valid Range:</i> min = 0 and max = 9e+99<br><i>Out-of-Range Action:</i> stop</p><p><b>Payroll Taxes &mdash; Social Security FICA</b><br><i>tc Name:</i> _SS_Earnings_thd<br><i>TB Name:</i> Additional Taxable Earnings Threshold for Social Security<br><i>Description:</i> Individual earnings above this threshold are subjected to Social Security (OASDI) payroll tax, in addition to earnings below the maximum taxable earnings threshold.<br><i>Has An Effect When Using:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>PUF data:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>CPS data:</i> True<br><i>Can Be Inflation Indexed:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Is Inflation Indexed:</i> False<br><i>Value Type:</i> real<br><i>Known Values:</i><br>2013: 9e+99<br>2014: 9e+99<br>2015: 9e+99<br>2016: 9e+99<br>2017: 9e+99<br>2018: 9e+99<br><i>Valid Range:</i> min = 0 and max = 9e+99<br><i>Out-of-Range Action:</i> stop</p>
 
 <p><b>Payroll Taxes &mdash; Medicare FICA</b><br><i>tc Name:</i> _FICA_mc_trt<br><i>TB Name:</i> Medicare payroll tax rate<br><i>Description:</i> Medicare FICA rate, including both employer and employee.<br><i>Has An Effect When Using:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>PUF data:</i> True&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>CPS data:</i> True<br><i>Can Be Inflation Indexed:</i> False&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Is Inflation Indexed:</i> False<br><i>Value Type:</i> real<br><i>Known Values:</i><br>2013: 0.029<br>2014: 0.029<br>2015: 0.029<br>2016: 0.029<br>2017: 0.029<br>2018: 0.029<br><i>Valid Range:</i> min = 0 and max = 1<br><i>Out-of-Range Action:</i> stop</p>
 

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-version = '1.1.0'
+version = '1.2.0'
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