118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3657Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2024

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers.

Taxation
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Last action Jan 24, 2024
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Jan 24, 2024
Finance
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent to (1) increase to $400,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which the credit is incrementally reduced; (2) increase the dollar limits on the allowable amount of the credit; (3) specify rules for married couples filing separate returns; (4) allow an inflation adjustment to the adjusted gross income threshold and the maximum credit amounts, beginning after 2024; and (5) make the credit refundable for taxpayers who have a principal residence for more than half of the taxable year.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.