The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

question 72

Multiple Choice

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) :

• A) is a federal government bloc grant that provides the states with money to help low-income working families pay for childcare.
• B) is a federal program that allows an employer to provide up to $5,000 in assistance to employees to help them pay certain child and dependent care expenses, childcare included.
• C) provides up to $500 per dependent child under age 17 for single taxpayers with income of $84,000 or less, and for married taxpayers with income of $119,000 or less.
• D) is provided by about half of the state governments to provide a credit against income tax liability for childcare expenses for working taxpayers.

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