National Women's Law Center

LOWER YOUR TAXES OR INCREASE YOUR REFUND:

THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER

TAX CREDITS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN

2005 TAX FILING SEASON

Did you know that you might be eligible for tax benefits to help pay for your child care and other expenses and reduce the income taxes you pay or increase your tax refund? The National Women’s Law Center will have available a variety of federal and state-specific materials to inform you about some of the federal and state tax benefits for which you may be eligible, and to assist advocates in educating others about the value of these benefits.

The Center is collaborating with advocacy organizations in eight states (California, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, and Oregon) to conduct a Tax Credits Outreach Campaign. The Center also prepared materials for a variety of other states, and materials for additional states will be added throughout January 2005. Click here for state-specific tax materials. The Campaign is designed to inform families about the tax benefits they are entitled to claim, with a special emphasis on reaching families through child care services networks. The Center can prepare state-specific materials for some additional states. For more information on state-specific materials or to join the Tax Credits Outreach Campaign, contact Amy Matsui at (202) 588-5180 or amatsui@nwlc.org.

The 2005 tax filing season begins in January 2005. Check out the materials below to start preparing now for a Tax Credits Outreach Campaign in your community!

The National Women’s Law Center Tax Credits Outreach Campaign:
A Toolkit for Child Care Advocates

This Toolkit is designed to assist the child care community in conducting tax credits outreach during the 2005 tax filing season. It contains suggestions ranging from distributing fliers about tax credits to families at child care centers to creating and placing public service announcements publicizing the campaign, along with examples from past campaign partners.

FEDERAL MATERIALS:

This informational flier may be reproduced for distribution to individuals and families.

Federal Tax Flier

Este folleto puede ser reproducido para su distribución a individuos y familias.

Federal Tax Flier, Spanish version

These informational fliers in Chinese and Vietnamese may be reproduced for distribution to individuals and families.

This set of handouts provides a brief overview of the federal Dependent Care Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Child Tax Credit.

This payroll/envelope stuffer may be reproduced for distribution to individuals and families.

Federal Payroll Stuffer

Esta inserción puede ser reproducido para su distribución a individuos y familias.

Federal Payroll Stuffer, Spanish version

The following four documents provide answers to frequently asked questions about the federal Dependent Care Tax Credit, the Earned Income Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and the Dependent Care Assistance Program.

This booklet contains detailed information for tax year 2004 (the 2005 tax filing season) about the federal Dependent Care Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and the Dependent Care Assistance Program, including how to determine the amount a family can receive from each of these tax benefits.

Credit Where Credit Is Due Tax Year 2004

Este libreto contiene información detallada acerca de los créditos federales Dependent Care Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit y el Dependent Care Assistance Program, incluyendo como determinar la cantidad que cada familia podría recibir de cada uno de estos beneficios fiscales.