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Child Care Tax Strategies

Paying for child care can be a major burden for many families. But federal and state tax credits can help some working parents offset their child care expenses.

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Restoring the Child Tax Credit Expansion Will Help Women and Children

Precarious Progress: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2022

You Could Save Thousands of Dollars This 2023 Tax Season

States Can Make Care Less Taxing: Tax Credits Related to Child Care, Tax Year 2022

Our Last Chance to Expand the Child Tax Credit for Families Before the New Year

Refundable Tax Credit Expansions Will Help Build Long-Term Economic Prosperity for Women and Families

Fight for Women Sign-on Letter

Testimony, “Tackling the Tax Code: Evaluating Fairness, Efficiency & Potential to Spur Inclusive Economic Growth”

At the Crossroads: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2021

Tax the Patriarchy

Gender and the Tax Code

Making Care Less Taxing: State and Dependent Care Tax Provisions, Tax Year 2021

Child Care, Universal Pre-K, and Paid Leave are Good for Economic Growth

Families Can Receive Bigger State Benefits for Child Care Costs in 2021

Claim Your Money: The Child and Dependent Care Credit in 2021

Women and Families Need the Expanded Child Tax Credit to Be Extended

5 Things You Should Know About the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit This Year

Mandatory Child Care Investments Are Crucial for Building a Long-Term System

One in Eight Child Care Jobs Have Been Lost Since the Start of the Pandemic

What The American Families Plan Means for Women

The American Rescue Plan of 2021 Will Help Women and Families

The Child and Dependent Care Credit Helps Working Families with the High Cost of Child Care

Testimony, The American Rescue Plan: Shots in Arms and Money in Pockets

Sustaining Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care During and After COVID-19: Survey Findings

How the American Rescue Plan Provides Critical Relief to Women and Families