2024 Tax Season Tips

As we gear up for tax season, we know how crucial it is for family childcare providers like you to have the right tools in place for stress-free financial management. That’s why we’re here to share valuable tax tips and helpful solutions! Note: This article is presented for information purposes only. Always consult a tax

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How to Calculate Your Time-Space Percentage

Deducting your expenses as a home-based childcare provider can save you a lot of money at tax time. Unfortunately, more than 70% of providers are missing out on deductions and savings, according to this article. The reason is many home daycares don’t calculate their Time-Space Percentage accurately. Your Time-Space Percentage (T/S%) is the single most important

Are You Ready for Tax Season in Your Childcare Business?

It’s that time of year again. Tax season. A time when many Americans scramble to get their paperwork in order and submit their taxes on time. For many people, tax season is a time of stress and anxiety. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’re a family childcare participant, there are some

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Tom Copeland & His Impact on the Family Childcare Industry

As you all know by now, Tom Copeland is retiring in May of this year. Family childcare providers have come to rely on his expert advice to help them maximize tax deductions, file their taxes correctly, and so much more. Tom has a huge heart, and we are honored to have partnered with him over

Tax Tips for Your Family Home Childcare Business

Welcome to KidKare’s collection of Tax Tips for your family home childcare business. We will update this post each week with new tax tips to help get you through tax season as easily as possible. Note: This article is presented for information purposes only. Always consult a tax professional when filing your taxes. Tax Tip:

Be Your Customers’ Biggest Hero with Accurate Tax Reporting

How are you paying your sites right now? Chances are, you have accounting software and let another department handle it. We have another question for you: Do you allow your sites to record all meals served—not just the claimable ones? If you answered with a yes, followed by a no, then your sites are missing

How To Choose Daycare Bookkeeping Software

How Choosing Daycare Bookkeeping Software Impacts Your Business The first step to choosing the best daycare bookkeeping software for your home business is doing research. Invoicing, billing and keeping tabs on receivables are a chore that takes time away from your family.  Bookkeeping software can save you time and effort and will benefit your business.

Tom Copeland Tip – 2019 Child Care Tax Reports

It’s tax season, and Tom Copeland, the nation’s leading expert on the business of family child care, is here to help. Tom has years of experience working with family child care providers, and provides excellent tax advice. If you are a KidKare user and want to receive even more advice and tips from Tom, join

How to Review Your Child Care Records

Happy New Year from Tom Copeland, the nation’s leading expert on the business of family child care. Tom has years of experience working with family child care providers, and provides excellent tax advice. If you are a KidKare user and want to receive even more advice and tips from Tom, join the Child Care Business Partnership today

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