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Child Care, Work, And The Federal Income Tax, Brian Wolfman
Child Care, Work, And The Federal Income Tax, Brian Wolfman
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This article explores the federal income tax treatment of employment-related child care expenses. It takes both a theoretical and historical approach, examining the various ways in which the Code has dealt with child care in relation to conventional tax notions and values at play in the community at large.
Part II outlines the history of the Code's various childcare provisions. It is a critical analysis whose purpose is to decide whether any of the provisions, which have existed, can be explained by a particular tax theory.
Part III asks whether employment-related childcare expenses can be characterized as "business" or "personal" …