Strategies that provide tax incentives, deductions, rebates, or credits to families, providers, or employers that directly or indirectly provide funding for child care services, quality improvements, and professional development.
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Colorado Child Care Contribution Credit (PDF) | This document describes the Colorado child care contribution tax credit. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2000, any taxpayer that makes a monetary contribution to promote child care in Colorado... [view more] | Library |
Concerning Kids (PDF) | This Ohio document describes the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Approximately 750,000 Ohio working families could receive $1.2 billion in EITC refunds for tax year 2003. Tax credits improve family... [view more] | Library |
Corporate Tax Incentives for Employer-Supported Child Care Enacted Legislation. (HTML) | This document presents corporate tax incentives for employer-supported child care enacted legislation for 22 States from 1982-1999. [view more] | Library |
Credit Where Credit is Due: Using Tax Breaks to Help Pay for Child and Dependent Care (PDF) | This booklet by the National Women’s Law Center describes the 2001 Dependent Care Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Dependent Care Assistance Program. Information... [view more] | Library |
Decent Child Care at Decent Wages (HTML) | This document suggests that improving the country’s child care services will require an expanding role for government. By establishing full-day prekindergarten and kindergarten, and by expanding before-... [view more] | Library |
Developmental Education: The Value of High Quality Preschool Investment Tools (PDF) | This report summarizes research on the economic benefits of early education. Three popular categories of public investments (i.e., clusters/industrial parks, professional sports investments, and incentives... [view more] | Library |
Earned Income Tax Credit Toolkit (HTML) | This Web site presents an employer’s guide to promoting the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC is a tax credit for eligible working families that provides tax refunds of up to $4,000. Eligibility... [view more] | Library |
The Earned Income Tax Credit: Still Lagging Behind In Connecticut (PDF) | This report indicates that the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) lifts more children out of poverty than any other single Federal program. Many States have built on the success of the Federal EITC... [view more] | Library |
Eligibility for a Child Care Tax Credit and Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care and Head Start Application for Certificate of Quality (PDF) | This form indicates that the Maine legislature approved a tax credit for any Maine resident that enrolls their child in a quality child care center or home, as defined by the Maine Department of Human... [view more] | Library |
Employer Tax Credits for Child Care: Asset or LiabilityNULL | In its evaluation of the effectiveness of employer tax credits (ETCs), the Child Care Action Campaign (CCAC) examined quantitative data and conducted extensive interviews with over 100 public officials,... [view more] | Library |