As many as 10,000 sons and daughters of deceased service members received a surprise this year in their tax bill.
A change with the 2017 Tax reform bill boosted the rates on "unearned" income received by children of middle and low income Gold-Star families.
The change to the so-called "kiddie tax" caused the tax rate on low income earners to go from 12-percent to 37-percent
For more KCBS Radio news anchor Rebecca Corral spoke with David Hasen, Tax Law Professor at the University of Florida.