New York City – The city is urging New Yorkers to claim the new Child Care Tax Credit when filing their taxes this season.
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More than 50,000 New Yorkers claimed the credit last year, the first year the city credit was available. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office says the average refund was $600.
Residents who earn $30,000 or less and pay child care expenses for children age three and under may qualify for the credit.
The mayor is urging families to call the city’s information hot line, 311, to find out more information.
is it joint 30,000 or combined income?
I think both have to work in order to qualify for a child care refund.
Before you can claim this tax credit you have to make sure that your child care facility is legal.
what about if you have a babysitter in your own house is htat “legal”?
if you make 29 and your spouse makes 29 does that qualify? or its only if the two of you combined make less than 30k?
the reason they encourage it so that they should have an excuse to delay your refund. last year almost 50% of taxpayers who claimed this credit had their refunds delayed for 5 or six months.