S 271
117th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Child care and development
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2021
Introduced: February 8, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2021
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 2022; and (5) make the credit refundable.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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