·State program
Missouri Shared Care Tax Credit (SCT)
Missouri state income tax credit for certified shared care members who care for an elderly person age 60 or older in the same residence for an aggregate of more than six months per tax year. The credit equals the caregiver's Missouri tax liability or $500, whichever is less.
What it offers
State income tax credit for a certified shared care member caring for an elderly person age 60 or older. The credit is the caregiver's Missouri tax liability or $500, whichever is less. The elderly person must live in the same residence as the caregiver for an aggregate of more than six months per tax year, be physically or mentally incapable of living alone, require home care and oversight to avoid facility placement, not receive Medicaid or Social Services Block Grant-funded services, and be unable or not allowed to operate a motor vehicle. The caregiver must not receive monetary compensation for providing the care.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Missouri?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts?
- 03
Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (60–null)?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 05
Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
- 06
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 07
Which tax year does this apply to, and what form claims it?
- 08
Does your employer already offer this, and have they told staff?
Some credits are claimed by the employer, not by you — asking is the move.