Tax season can be one of the most difficult times of year for child care providers. The FREE resources linked below take child care business owners step-by-step through a continuum of tax preparation support and guidance.
By using each of the four steps outlined, providers keep more of their hard-earned money at tax time and decrease risk of a future audit.
Child Care Business Tax Resources
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Assess
Assess last year’s Schedule C in minutes to find missed opportunities and risks using the Confidence in Quality Tax Preparation assessment online in English and Spanish. Provided courtesy of Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN), a program of Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA).
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Organize
Organize your tax records from the year before with the Home Grown Child Care Tax Workbook (in English and Spanish). This guide includes sample worksheets, tables, and resources to help you better understand and prepare ahead of tax season.
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Prepare
Our step-by-step guides for the TurboTax software program help child care businesses prepare and file their own business taxes. The 2023 Guide for TurboTax is available in English and Spanish funded and shared by our partners at WEESSN/WECA. This TurboTax Guide is also available in Chinese with funding credit to our partners at the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network for translation.
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Learn
The Taking Care of Business Blog has over 1,500 articles on child care taxes and business – with more added every month. (We’re on Facebook too!) Utilize the “Ask the Expert” portal at any time to get assistance on a specific topic.