COtax_creditmixedinactive

Child Care Investment Credit (Licensed Centers)

CO-CHILDCARE-INVEST · Colorado

Summary

Colorado income tax credit for qualifying investments in licensed child-care facilities, modeled with two sub-credits: (a) Employer credit equal to 10% of the taxpayer's annual investment in tangible personal property used in a CDHS-licensed child-care facility that the employer provides INCIDENTAL TO ITS BUSINESS for the use of its employees; and (b) Facility owner credit equal to 20% of investments in licensed child-care facilities, family-care homes, and foster-care homes. Credit limited to actual tax liability for the year (non-refundable). LEGACY PROGRAM: sunset January 1, 2026. Available for tax years 1992-07-01 through 2025-12-31.

Benefit

Percentage
Flat
Duration
Max annual
(taxpayer)
Max total
(taxpayer)
Carryforward

Program metadata

Distribution
taxpayer_earned
Claimant subject
business
Refund/transfer election
none
Program family
Effective
Sunset
2025-12-31
Application deadline
Transfer discount

Tiers (2)

#NameBenefitMin jobsMin investmentMin wageMax annual
1Employer — 10% on TPP for employee-use facility10% of investment
2Facility Owner — 20% on investments20% of investment

Hard requirements (0)

None.

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (0)

Any.

Geo zones (1)

  • statewide · Colorado Statewide

Tags (1)

  • sunset_reason: legacy_program_sunset_2026-01-01

Source

https://tax.colorado.gov/sites/tax/files/Income%207.pdf
§ 39-22-517, C.R.S.
Last verified: 2026-04-30
CO-statewide. LEGACY — sunset 2026-01-01. is_active=FALSE so /match excludes by default. Kept in catalog for historical retrospective filings. The two sub-credits (10% employer / 20% facility owner) are modeled in benefit_tiers below. Sibling to CO-CHILDCARE-CONTRIB (the donor-side credit, which IS still active).