Parents or legal guardians of children 5 years old or younger as of December 31, 2025, who qualify for the Child Care Refundable Tax Credit may apply for the tax credit by submitting the Child Care Refundable Tax Credit Application through the Nebraska Department of Revenue’s (DOR) Electronic Document & Application Submission Hub (eDASH) beginning January 26, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Central Time for tax year 2025. Applications will only be accepted through eDASH. DOR will provide an email update if the opening date changes.
The DOR will process completed applications in the order received until the annual limit has been reached. All completed applications received on the same calendar date will be considered equally towards the annual limit regardless of the time the application was submitted on that date. Application submissions are date and time stamped using Central Time zone. An application will be considered complete when all the information requested for the application has been submitted in eDASH.
Parents and legal guardians can visit DOR’s webpage and FAQs for information related to qualifying for the tax credit and the documentation required for application submission.
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