Colorado Child Care Expenses Tax Credit
Extracted from PDF file 2022-colorado-form-dr-0347.pdf, last modified October 2021Child Care Expenses Tax Credit
*DO=NOT=SEND* DR 0347 (11/07/22) COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Denver CO 80261-0005 Tax.Colorado.gov Child Care Expenses Tax Credit Instructions Use this form to determine if you can claim the Colorado Child Care Expenses tax credit. You may be able to claim the credit if you pay someone to care for your dependent who is under age 13. For information about any federal form or publication listed below, please visit IRS.gov Eligibility To be able to claim the Colorado credit for child care expenses, you must file federal form 1040, 1040SR, 1040SP, or 1040NR and you (and/or your spouse) must have been a part or full-year resident of Colorado. Colorado non-resident filers may not claim this credit. If you did not file a federal income tax return, you may still be eligible for the Low Income Child Care Expenses credit. To claim the low income credit, you must complete and submit with your Colorado return a copy of your federal return and federal form 2441. You must also meet all of the following tests: 1. The care must be for one or more qualifying persons who are identified on federal form 2441. 2. You (and your spouse if filing jointly) must have earned income during the year. 3. You must pay child care expenses so you (and your spouse if filing jointly) can work or look for work. Qualifying expenses are defined under Section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code. 4. You must make payments for child care expenses to someone you (and your spouse) cannot claim as a dependent. If you make payments to your child, he or she cannot be your dependent and must be age 19 or older by the end of the year. You cannot make payments to: a. Your spouse, or b. The parent of your qualifying person if your qualifying person is your child and under the age of 13. 5. You cannot claim this credit if your federal filing status is Married Filing Separate. 6. You must identify the care provider on this form. It is recommended that you fully review IRS Publication 503 for eligibility tests and the definition of qualifying income and children. All of the information in this form is required and your credit may be denied if it is incomplete. Part I – Person or Organization Who Provided the Care Use this section to list the name, address and Social Security or Federal Employer ID number of the child care provider(s) you used. If you are unable to provide the Social Security or Federal Employer ID number of the child care provider, you must show that you attempted to obtain the required information by including such proof with this form. List the total amount paid for the full year of child care, paid to each provider. If you have more than two care providers or if the provider is non-profit, we strongly suggest you file your return electronically. Part II – Qualifying Child Information For lines 2a – 2d, list each qualifying child, their year of birth and their Social Security number. You must also list the amount of child care expenses for each specific child. Complete lines 2e through 4 as instructed on the form. If the amount on line 4 is greater than $60,000 do not continue because you do not qualify for this credit. If line 4 is $60,000 or less, enter the amount from line 9a of the IRS form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses, on line 5 of this form DR 0347. For line 6 enter your tax from your federal income tax return. See IRS form 1040, 1040SR, 1040SP, or 1040NR line 18. If you claimed a Federal Child Care Tax Credit, continue to Part III. Otherwise, if you could not not claim a Federal Child Care Tax Credit and your adjusted gross income is $25,000 or less, skip to Part IV. If you have more than four qualifying children, we strongly suggest you file your return electronically. Part III – Child Care Expenses Credit For line 8 enter the amount from line 11 of IRS form 2441. For line 9 multiply line 8 by the decimal on line 7. Full–year residents should enter amount from this form on line 9 to form DR 0104CR line 2. If you completed Part III and you were a part-year resident, continue to Part V. Part IV – Low-Income Child Care Expenses If you were unable to claim the Federal Child Care Tax Credit and the amount of line 4 is $25,000 or less, use Table A to calculate the credit. Otherwise, go back to Part III to calculate your credit. For line 11 multiply line 3 by the decimal on line 10. For line 12 enter the smaller amount of line 11 or the appropriate amount from Table A. Full–year residents should enter amount from this form on line 12 to form DR 0104CR line 2. If you completed Part III and you were a part-year resident, continue to Part V. Part V – Part Year Resident Limitation Complete this part only if you were a part-year resident of Colorado in 2022. Enter the percentage from the DR 0104PN line 34 on line 13 of this DR 0347. For line 14 multiple the amount from line 9 or line 12 by the percentage from line 13. Enter this amount on line 2 of the DR 0104CR. *220347==19999* DR 0347 (11/07/22) COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Denver CO 80261-0005 Tax.Colorado.gov Page 1 of 2 2022 Child Care Expenses Tax Credit For Tax Year You MUST submit this form with your complete Colorado Individual Income Tax Return, including forms DR 0104 and DR 0104CR. You must also submit a copy of your federal income tax return and IRS form 2441 with your Colorado return. Thoroughly read the instructions to be certain you are eligible for this credit. Be sure to complete all required information. Failure to do so may result in a denied credit or delayed refund. Taxpayer Name SSN or ITIN Part I – P ersons or Organizations Who Provided the Care – You must complete this part If you have more than two care providers or if the provider is non-profit, see the instructions. 1(a). Care Provider’s First Name or Business Name Last Name (b) SSN, ITIN or FEIN Middle Initial (c) Address City (e) Care Provider’s First Name or Business Name (g) Address State (d) Amount Paid ZIP $ Last Name City State Middle Initial (f) SSN, ITIN or FEIN ZIP (h) Amount Paid $ Part II – Q ualifying Child Information – You must complete this part If you have more than four qualifying children, see the instructions. 2(a). Child’s First Name Last Name Middle Initial Year of Birth SSN or ITIN 2(b). Child’s First Name Qualified expenses you incurred and paid in 2022 for the person listed in 2(a) Last Name $ Middle Initial Year of Birth SSN or ITIN Qualified expenses you incurred and paid in 2022 for the person listed in 2(b) $ DR 0347 (11/07/22) COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Denver CO 80261-0005 Page 2 of 2 *220347==29999* Taxpayer Name Account Number 2(c). Child’s First Name Last Name Middle Initial Year of Birth SSN or ITIN 2(d). Child’s First Name Qualified expenses you incurred and paid in 2022 for the person listed in 2(c) Last Name $ Middle Initial Year of Birth SSN or ITIN Qualified expenses you incurred and paid in 2022 for the person listed in 2(d) 2(e). Enter the sum of all qualified child care expenses $ 2(f).Enter your earned income $ 2(g). If filing a joint return, enter the earned income of the other person $ $ 3. Enter the smallest of line 2(e), 2(f) [or 2(g) only if filing a joint return] 3 $ 4. Enter your adjusted gross income from your federal income tax return. See IRS form 1040, 1040-SR, 1040-SP, or 1040-NR line 11 4 $ If the amount of line 4 is greater than $60,000 STOP – you do not qualify for this credit. 5. Enter the amount from line 9a of IRS form 2441, child and dependent care expenses 5 $ 6. Enter your tax from your federal income tax return. See IRS form 1040, 1040-SR, 1040-SP, or 1040-NR line 18 6 $ Complete Part III if line 6 is greater than $0 Part III – Child Care Expenses Credit 7. DO NOT complete this form if Line 4 is greater than $60,000. 8. Enter the amount from line 11 of IRS Form 2441, child and dependent care expenses 7 9. Multiply line 8 by the decimal on line 7 9 0.50 8 Part IV – Low-Income Child Care Expenses Credit 10. Low-income calculation only. DO NOT complete this Part IV if line 4 is greater than $25,000 and if line 6 is greater than $0 10 11. Multiply line 3 by the decimal on line 10 11 One qualifying child............................... $500 Table A 0 .25 Two or more qualifying children �����������$1,000 12. Enter the smaller of line 11 or the appropriate amount from Table A 12 Full-year residents should enter the appropriate amount from line 12 on DR 0104CR line 2. Part-year residents skip to Part V Part V – Part-Year Resident Limitation 13. Part-year residents ONLY – enter the percentage from the DR 0104PN line 34. If percentage exceeds 100% from the DR 0104PN, line 34, enter 100% 14. Multiply the amount from line 9 or line 12 by the percentage from line 13. Enter the result on line 2 of the DR 0104CR 13 14 $ %
DR 0347 2022 Child Care Expenses Tax Credit
More about the Colorado Form DR 0347 Individual Income Tax Tax Credit TY 2022
Use this form to determine if you can claim the Colorado Child Care Expenses tax credit. You may be able to claim the credit if you pay someone to care for your dependent who is under age 13. For information about any federal form or publication listed below, please visit IRS.gov
We last updated the Child Care Expenses Tax Credit in February 2023, so this is the latest version of Form DR 0347, fully updated for tax year 2022. You can download or print current or past-year PDFs of Form DR 0347 directly from TaxFormFinder. You can print other Colorado tax forms here.
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Form Code | Form Name |
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Form 104 | Colorado Income Tax Return |
Form DR 0900 | Payment Voucher for Individuals |
Form 104EP | Individual Estimated Income Tax Payment Form |
Form DR 0102 | Deceased Taxpayer - Claim for Refund |
Form 104CR | Tax Credits for Individuals |
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Colorado usually releases forms for the current tax year between January and April. We last updated Colorado Form DR 0347 from the Department of Revenue in February 2023.
Form DR 0347 is a Colorado Individual Income Tax form. States often have dozens of even hundreds of various tax credits, which, unlike deductions, provide a dollar-for-dollar reduction of tax liability. Some common tax credits apply to many taxpayers, while others only apply to extremely specific situations. In most cases, you will have to provide evidence to show that you are eligible for the tax credit, and calculate the amount of the credit to which you are entitled.
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The IRS and most states collect a personal income tax, which is paid throughout the year via tax withholding or estimated income tax payments.
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Historical Past-Year Versions of Colorado Form DR 0347
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