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Tax officials warn refundable caregiver credit would be hard to verify and could expose sensitive medical data
Summary
Vermont Department of Taxes staff told a legislative committee that administering a refundable tax credit for unpaid family caregivers poses verification and privacy problems and may be better handled as a human‑services program or after further study.
Tax department officials told a Vermont legislative committee on Oct. 11 that a proposed refundable tax credit for unpaid family caregivers raises substantial verification and privacy issues that could make administering the program by the tax code difficult.
"We're really good at verifying the presence of income, not so much the absence of it," said Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Samraff, Department of Taxes, explaining why the department has concerns about verifying unpaid caregiving and hours worked. The proposed credit would require claimants to be unpaid, to provide at least 20 hours per week of care, and to provide medical verification that the care recipient needs help with…
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