Child Care Tax Credits 2025

This article is reposted from a post made by First Five Nebraska. 

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Many of Nebraska's hardworking parents continue to face the difficult challenge of meeting the high cost of child care for their youngest children. State lawmakers passed a tax credit package last year that includes the refundable Child Care Tax Credit, offering qualifying families a $1,000 or $2,000 credit per child in care age 5 or younger. The annual appropriation for this credit is $15 million, meaning thousands of parents across the state could benefit from it.

The application window for this credit opens January 2, 2025, when the Nebraska Department of Revenue's eDASH application portal goes live. Businesses are in a unique position to help their employees understand and apply for the credit so they can claim it on their 2024 state tax return. We've outlined some simple steps employers can take to help get the word out about this opportunity to help young families in a meaningful way. 

Read more: Supporting Nebraska's workforce: How employers can help parents access the Child Care Tax Credit

Visit the Nebraska Child Care Tax Credit web page for resources to print in English and Spanish,

including flyers, posters, social media posts and more 

Visit the Nebraska Department of Revenue's web page on the Child Care Tax Credit Act for specifics

on the credit and information about how to apply