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Estimate your refunds, costs, and benefits in 60 seconds — nothing stored.

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Tax credits & refunds

Money you might be leaving on the table

Federal + Indiana

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Estimator

Up to $8,046 federal + 10% Indiana add-on for working families. 1 in 5 eligible families miss it every year — usually because they didn’t file at all. Free to file via MyFreeTaxes.com.
Training & jobs

Funded training, supportive services, OJT

WIOA

WIOA Adult / Dislocated Worker Eligibility Quick-Check

Up to ~$7,500 in training funds (Eligible Training Provider tuition) + ~$1,500 supportive services + OJT contracts. Veterans & low-income get priority of service.
Childcare

Childcare cost & help with paying for it

Hamilton County rates

Hamilton County Childcare Cost Estimator

Real rates from 52 PTQ Level 3+ centers in Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield, and rural HC. See your monthly cost and whether you may qualify for the Indiana CCDF voucher or free On My Way Pre-K.

 Eligibility check

Indiana CCDF Voucher Eligibility

Indiana’s Child Care Development Fund covers most or all childcare costs for families up to 185% of State Median Income. Quick screen to estimate eligibility — FSSA makes the actual determination.

 Tax optimization

DCFSA vs. §21 Tax Credit Optimizer

Should you use a Dependent Care FSA at work or claim the Child & Dependent Care Credit on your return? OBBBA 2026 raised the DCFSA limit to $7,500 — see which path saves you more.
Benefits at work

Make the case to your HR

Letter generator

Benefits Gap + Letter to HR

Quantify the gap between what your employer provides and what you actually pay for childcare. Generates a printable letter to HR with a specific ask backed by 2026 IRS §45F tax credit data.
For employers

Are you here on behalf of an employer?

Hamilton County employers have a separate set of free calculators — WOTC, OJT, Indiana tax credit stacker, and the §45F childcare credit estimator.

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All calculators are estimates. FSSA determines CCDF eligibility, the IRS determines tax treatment, plan administrators determine DCFSA rules. Estimates are not determinations. Inputs are not stored — they live only in your browser session.