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Committee advances Great Start Childcare Tax Credit to taxes committee
Summary
Chair Katiza Waddoun moved House File 1384 to expand the dependent-care tax credit for families with children under age 6 and to raise income eligibility; a statewide childcare provider group testified in support and the bill was re-referred to the tax committee.
Chair Katiza Waddoun introduced House File 1384, the Great Start Childcare Tax Credit, and moved the bill to the Taxes Committee. The measure would amend the state dependent-care credit to provide larger tax relief for families with children under age 6 and raise the credit caps for households with multiple young children.
Waddoun said the proposal expands the current dependent-care credit by adding an additional $7,000 per qualifying young child to the existing limits, effectively creating a $10,000 cap for one child under age 6…
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