In January 2008, Dish Network was spun off from its former parent company EchoStar, which was founded by Charlie Ergen as a satellite television equipment distributor in 1980.
Having a child is expensive, and most of the costs are not tax deductible. Paying for pre-K can qualify for a tax break, but paying for private kindergarten or a private elementary school never does. If you qualify, you get your tax break not as a deduction, but rather as a child-care tax credit.
To make the accounting process simpler, the IRS allows you to deduct a fixed amount for the meals and snacks provided to children in your care. For day care facilities in the lower 48 states, you can deduct $1.19 for each breakfast, $2.22 for each lunch and dinner, and 66 cents for each snack, as of 2012. Alaska and Hawaii have different rates.