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IN HB1378

IN HB1378
Child care tax credits.


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Introduced
01/08/2026
In Committee
01/08/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Child care tax credits. Provides a child and dependent care refundable tax credit against an individual's Indiana adjusted gross income tax for employment related child and dependent care expenses based on the percentage of the federal child and dependent care tax credit the taxpayer claimed for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes. Provides a child tax credit against an individual's Indiana adjusted gross income tax. Provides that costs incurred: (1) for the operating costs of a child care facility operated for a taxpayer's employees; or (2) under a contract with a child care facility to provide child care services to employees of the taxpayer, or under a contract with an intermediate entity that contracts with one or more child care facilities for child care services; are qualified expenditures for purposes of the employer child care expenditure income tax credit.

AI Summary

This bill establishes new tax credits for child care expenses in Indiana, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. It introduces a refundable child and dependent care tax credit for individuals, which will be equal to 20% of the federal child and dependent care tax credit they claimed. Additionally, it creates a child tax credit of $300 per qualifying child, based on eligibility for the federal child tax credit. The bill also expands the definition of qualified expenditures for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit to include operating costs of a child care facility for employees, as well as costs incurred under contracts with child care facilities or intermediate entities to provide child care services to employees. This aims to incentivize employers to support child care for their workforce.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (on 01/08/2026)

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