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child and dependent care credit

Ten Tips For Claiming Summer Camp Expenses On Your Taxes

29 June 2011

If your household is anything like mine, you’re in full summer camp mode right now…  With school out, summer becomes a whirlwind of vacations and summer camp – especially for working parents who depend on summer camp as child care. Fortunately, expenses associated with summer camp may result in a tax break in the form [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Child Related Exemptions and Credits

9 May 2008

It’s the return of Fix the Tax Code Friday! Since there’s been some discussion on the blog lately about whether or not parents should receive tax “benefits” in the form of exemptions and credits, I thought I would make it the Fix the Tax Code Friday question: Should parents be entitled to exemptions and credits [...]

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The Child and Dependent Care Credit Sucks (Or How You Can Tell That Congress is Full of Men)

7 May 2008

I spent the better part of the day working on my personal taxes (I know, I know). We’re on an extension – we’re always on extension. The thing about doing my own taxes is that it reminds me of all of the stupid tax rules out there – you know, the ones that were either [...]

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