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Committee sends 'Great Start' child-care tax credit expansion to taxes committee

5109162 · March 4, 2025
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House File 1384, the Great Start Child Care Tax Credit, would expand the state dependent-care credit for children under 6, raise per-child caps and extend eligibility toward higher-income families; advocates said the change would make existing licensed capacity more affordable for middle-income families.

Representative Katiza Wintoun moved House File 1384, the "Great Start Child Care Tax Credit," asking the committee to re-refer the bill to the Committee on Taxes for further consideration.

The proposal would expand Minnesota's dependent-care tax credit to give additional credit for children under age 6. Under the draft described to the committee, the existing $3,000 cap for one qualifying dependent would receive an additional $7,000 when that dependent is a…

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