To make the balloon bigger (hypertrophy), one can either add more water to the balloon, thereby stretching it to its maximum capacity (increase cell volume) or one could theoretically add more rubber (balloon material) to make the overall size of the balloon larger (increase in contractile protein).
The child and dependent care tax credit is a percentage of your day care expenses up to $3,000 for one dependent or $6,000 for two or more dependents. That's not the amount of your credit. It's the amount of day care expenses you can apply the percentage to.
Deductions are allowed as follows: 1  A 20 percent deduction from earned income; 2  A standard deduction of $155 for households sizes of 1 to 3 people and $168 for a household size of 4 (higher for some larger households); 3  A dependent care deduction when needed for work, training, or education;