Tax Credit

Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit | IRS (Tax Year 2025)

Updated IRS guidance for the energy efficient home improvement credit, including annual caps, QMID requirements, and 2025 eligibility window.

Amount: 30% credit with annual caps: generally up to $1,200 plus up to $2,000 for certain heat-pump/biomass items Deadline: Apr 15, 2026 Location: United States

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Refundable credit that assists low-income Michigan households with winter heating costs.

Type: Benefit Amount: Average credit $200-$500; may exceed $1,000 for large households in high-cost zones Deadline: September 30 each year (Form MI-1040CR-7) Location: Michigan

Get Up to $1,168 Back on Housing Costs in Wisconsin: A Practical Guide to the Wisconsin Homestead Credit Tax Credit

There are two kinds of financial help in the world: the kind that comes with a thousand hoops and a three-inch binder, and the kind that quietly sits inside your tax return waiting for you to notice it.

Amount: Up to $1,168 depending on household income and property tax/rent Deadline: Wisconsin income tax filing deadline (April 15); late claims accepted for four years Location: Wisconsin

Get Up to $3,500 Back on Rent in Vermont: A Practical Guide to the Vermont Renter Credit (Refundable Tax Credit)

Rent in Vermont has a special talent: it disappears from your bank account with the efficiency of a magician and the empathy of a parking ticket.

Amount: Up to $3,500 based on rent constituting more than 30% of household income Deadline: April filing deadline for Vermont income tax returns (usually April 15) Location: Vermont

Get Up to 35% Back on R&D Costs: Canada SR&ED Tax Incentive Guide (2025)

If your company spends time solving technical puzzles — the kind that require experiments, prototypes, or repeated trial-and-error — the SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) program can put real cash back into your projects.

Amount: Refundable and non-refundable tax credits up to 35% of eligible expenditures for Canadian-controlled private corporations Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 Location: Canada

GST/HST credit - Overview - Canada.ca

Quarterly tax-free payments to help low- and modest-income Canadians offset the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax they pay.

Type: Benefit Amount: Up to CAD $519 for singles, $680 for married/common-law couples, plus $179 per child (2024-25) Deadline: File annual tax return Location: Canada

Iowa Rent Reimbursement and Property Tax Credit

Refund program that returns a portion of property tax or rent equivalents to low-income Iowa seniors and people with disabilities.

Amount: Refund up to $1,000 based on property tax or rent paid and income Deadline: Submit online or paper claim by June 1 following the year rent or taxes were paid Location: Iowa

IRS Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

Helps eligible small employers offset the cost of providing health insurance through the SHOP Marketplace.

Type: Tax Credit Amount: Up to 50% of employer-paid premiums (35% for tax-exempt employers) for two consecutive tax years Deadline: Claimed on annual tax filings; employers must purchase coverage through SHOP to qualify Location: United States

IRS Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

Federal tax credit for employers that hire individuals from targeted groups facing barriers to employment. Available for hires who begin work on or before December 31, 2025.

Type: Tax Credit Amount: Up to $9,600 per eligible new hire depending on target group, wages, and hours worked Deadline: Complete IRS Form 8850 on or before the day a job offer is made; submit to the state workforce agency within 28 days of the employee’s start date Location: United States

Kansas Homestead Refund Program

Refundable Kansas income tax credit that returns a portion of property taxes or rent equivalents to low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters.

Type: Benefit Amount: Refund up to $700 for standard Homestead, up to $1,000 for SAFESR senior freeze refunds Deadline: File claim Form K-40H (or K-40PT for SAFESR) by April 15 following the tax year Location: Kansas