factors to consider if purely from tax perspective:) P8 P- z" }% R" K8 L
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total additional income ) `, H; {0 e. h: L9 q9 S
total taxes paid (assume it's not a cash job) ; g/ N9 ~1 e' Btotal tax credit transferrable to working spouse 0 }( X" P, X0 C1 f5 F1 `# E! E1 w# ztotal tax credit for child day care8 j- X9 @+ k; @: G# e
total day care cost' u R1 w O% y# _/ l
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total additional income - total tax paid - total transferrable tax credit to working spouse (this can be claimed if one of the spouses has 0 or very little annual income) - total child day care tax credit =/</> total cost of day care.