Evers vetoes proposed child care tax credit expansion for employers as potential gateway to fraud

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 419

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed legislation that would have broadened a tax credit for businesses that invested in child care services.

A “catch-all” provision in the bill would have awarded the tax credit for “any other cost or expense incurred due to a benefit provided by an employer to facilitate the provision or utilization by employees of child care services.”

The provision “invites the possibility of a business claiming various expenses only tangentially related to …

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