West Virginia child-care tax
West Virginia child-care tax credits become full write-offs
House Bill 4191 would double two tax breaks for employers that build, expand or run child-care facilities for workers’ families.
West Virginia employers that offer child care could claim a larger state tax break under House Bill 4191. The measure would raise the credit for both child-care property and operating costs to 100%.
- The tax credit would jump from half to the full amount.
- It applies to child-care property and operating costs.
- The bill is aimed at making employer-backed child care cheaper.
- West Virginia employers that want to make child care less expensive for their workers could get a bigger tax break under House Bill 4191
- The proposal would double two existing credits, raising both the child-care property credit and the operating-cost credit from 50% to 100% for employers that qualify
West Virginia employers that want to make child care less expensive for their workers could get a bigger tax break under House Bill 4191. The proposal would double two existing credits, raising both the child-care property credit and the operating-cost credit from 50% to 100% for employers that qualify.
A bigger incentive for the workplace
That change matters because child care often fails on cost before it fails on availability. If an employer is helping pay for space, equipment or day-to-day operating costs, the bill would let it recover the full amount through the credit instead of only part of it.