Assessing your taxes can feel intimidating, but The Confidence in Quality Tax Rubric App can make the process easier.

Self-Assessing Taxes Online

Introduction

Assessing your taxes can feel intimidating, but there are tools available to make the process easier. This online tool, which is geared specifically towards child care businesses, is something that can be completed with confidence and in a short amount of time.

The Confidence in Quality Tax Rubric App was developed to allow child care business owners to evaluate their own federal tax returns for consistency with best practices for their program type. The app provides child care businesses with a personalized review of their potential tax risks and opportunities summarized in a downloadable report that is easy for both you and your tax preparer to understand. This resource will help walk you through the process of using the Confidence in Tax Quality App to simplify your tax preparation this coming tax season.

This tool was developed with the generous funding and support from the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) through the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.

The Confidence in Quality Tax Rubric App

Getting Started

Here’s what you will need in order to begin:

1. Your Schedule C of your Form 1040 from your latest completed tax return.

2. 15 minutes

What is a 1040 Schedule C? Let's take a look at what the Form 1040 Schedule C looks like:

Using the App

Now that you have your Schedule C, you’re ready to begin! The app will ask you to accept the user agreement and confirm your type of business before taking you through a series of questions based on your tax form. The entire process can be completed in 5 simple steps.*

*This online tool does not retain or share any of the data you enter. All information provided is used for evaluation purposes only and deleted upon completion of the process.

Step 1: Visit the Confidence in Quality Tax Rubric App Site

The app can be accessed by clicking the link above or copying and pasting https://civitas-rubric-eng.glideapp.io/dl/d0a5f4?full=t  into your laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet browser search bar.

Step 2: Answer the Questions that Appear on Each Page

Proceed through the site’s prompts by answering “Yes” or “No” questions. Answers to each question are dependent on if you have information entered in the relevant line.

 Examples could include:

Step 3: Check for Common Errors

Answer the final general questions to check for common errors.

Step 4: Enter Your Email Address

Insert your email address in the provided submission box.

Step 5: Hit Submit and Check Your Inbox for Your Report

That’s it, you’re done! If you have not received your report after 15 minutes, be sure to look in your spam folder.

This online tool does not retain or share any of your data or results. All information provided is used for evaluation purposes only and is deleted upon completion of the process. Your email address will only be used to send you a copy of your personalized report.

Additional Resources

• How do I prepare for tax season?

• Tax Credits for Child Care Business

• What is the Time-Space Calculation?

• Prorating Costs

• Depreciation