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| IMMEDIATE CALL TO ACTION! |
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 |
| I ran across an issue preparing a tax return for a teacher at X School as part of my VITA site that makes me mad, so I'm sending this out to you to (1) inform you of the issue and (2) request that you contact your Congressman about the how unfair this is.
This particular teacher is a foster parent. She has had 54 foster children in her home. During 2004 she had a child for 10 1/2 months. Apparently the IRS in its infinite wisdom has recently changed the tax code that if a foster child is not in a home for a full twelve months the foster parent cannot claim that child as a dependent and therefore also loses the ability to qualify for the credit for childcare paid for that child.
The state has also stopped subsidizing childcare for foster children. This long time foster parent just can't afford to do this all on her own and this last child may be the last one she is able to take in to her home. She is a single woman and a wonderful mother and the system will be losing a great asset!
So - if this concerns you - please join me in sending a letter to your congressman regarding this issue and how you feel about it. We need more foster parents, not less and the current rules are making things worse not better.
H.W.
ADDED BY THE SNIPET:
You can take action two ways.
1. Look in the left hand column for the box that says "Contact Congress". Enter your zip code and you will be immediately routed to your representative's email addresses.
Or
2. Do #1 above, and cut and past this letter into your representative's email. (Please note to change the greeting to the appropriate name)
Dear (Representative's name):
On March 29, 2005 a foster care mother was charged in the death of a foster child in Anderson County, SC. While all of the circumstances may be unknown, it may be evident that appropriate foster care is being threatened by recent and ongoing legislation.
Scarcity in appropriate foster care may rise if recent IRS guidelines are allowed to stay in place. Current legislation prevents foster parent's from claiming a foster child as a dependent or a credit unless they are in the home for a full 12 months. This year, a foster care mother was denied both dependency and credit even though the child was taken care of and lived in the home for 10 out of the 12 months.
I am appealing to you as my representative to review and oppose this recent legislation as it threatens to narrow the pool of qualified candidates willing to provide the services of a foster care parent.
Respectfully, |
posted by Jack Mercer @ 3/30/2005 04:08:00 PM   |
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