Family Tax Credits

We're working to protect and improve family tax credits that can boost the earnings of low-wage workers and help parents meet child care and other expenses. We also conduct an annual tax credits outreach campaign to help families get the credits they deserve.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | Tax Credits Q&A

March 4, 2013

Get detailed information about each of the federal tax credits including the Earned Income Tax Credit,  the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and the Making Work Pay Credit.

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Fact Sheet | 2013 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

March 8, 2013

This memorandum summarizes changes to state and federal child and dependent care tax provisions that took effect or were enacted in 2012.

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Fact Sheet | Frequently Asked Questions About Refundable Family Tax Credits

December 13, 2012

A number of refundable tax provisions that help working families, including the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), were improved and expanded in 2001, 2003, and 2009. These credits, and their improvements, help millions of low- and moderate-income families work their way out of poverty, but the improvements are currently set to expire at the end of 2012.

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More Resources

Legal Briefs & Testimony | Letter to the IRS Re: Proposed Regulations Regarding the Credit for Household and Dependent Care Services Necessary for Gainful Employment

August 17, 2006
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Reports & Toolkits | 2006 Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

April 15, 2006

This essential report provides recommendations for state policymakers and advocates on ways to develop the best tax policies for families that must pay for costly child and dependent care to be gainfully employed.  It also provides a review and analysis of all state child and dependent care tax provisions in effect for tax year 2005.

See also the Making the Grade for Care report card, which ranks 31 tax provisions in 27 states based on the tax assistance they provide to working families with child and dependent care expenses in tax year 2005.

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Reports & Toolkits | 2006 Making the Grade for Care: Ranking State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

April 15, 2006

This state-by-state report card, a companion piece to the 2006 report Making Care Less Taxing, ranks 31 tax provisions in 27 states based on the tax assistance they provide to working families with child and dependent care expenses in tax year 2005.

To read its 2006 companion piece, see Making Care Less Taxing report.

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Reports & Toolkits | 2005 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing

March 02, 2005
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Fact Sheet | Developments in Federal & State Child Care Tax Provisions in 2004

March 01, 2005
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