THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation

by Paul D. Diaz, EA, MBA · Enrolled Agent, admitted to practice before the IRS


Glossary · IRC §21 · 26 U.S.C. §21

Child and Dependent Care Credit

From THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide. Principal treatment in Chapter 4: Credits — Direct Offsets to Tax.

Child and Dependent Care Credit (Section 21) — A nonrefundable credit for care expenses that enable the taxpayer to work, with rates from 20 to 35 percent based on AGI.

In the Guide

This section is treated in Chapter 4. The published chapter summary is the source of the definition above. The full reasoning, citations, and worked examples are in the book.

Related in this chapter

Cite as: Diaz, Paul D. THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation, Professional Edition, Chapter 4: Credits — Direct Offsets to Tax. IRC §21 (26 U.S.C. §21). taxguide.tax/irc/21

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