Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of the expenses actually incurred for the care of children under the age of six whom they are responsible for. These expenses are deducted up to a ceiling of €3,500 per dependent child and half this amount when the child is deemed to be equally dependent on both parents. This tax credit is deducted from the income tax payable for the year in which the expenses are actually incurred, after deducting the tax reductions mentioned in articles 199 quater B to 200 bis, tax credits and non-dischargeable levies or deductions. If the tax credit exceeds the tax due, the excess is refunded.
The expenses defined in the first paragraph are sums paid to an approved childminder in application of articles L. 421-3 et seq of the code de l’action sociale et des familles (social action and family code) or to a day-care establishment meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 2324-1 of the Public Health Code or to persons or establishments established in another Member State of the European Community that comply with equivalent regulations.