I accidentally added childcare cost to my taxes when it didn’t start until 2023. So, I can’t claim any of it this year! How do I remove that so I can complete taxes?

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January 31, 2023
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xmasbaby0

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BrittanyS

Alumni - Intuit

You are correct that if you didn't start making childcare payments until 2023, you could not claim it on your 2022 return. To fix this, you can follow these steps:

Select Federal from the left menu
Click Deductions & Credits
Click Edit next to Dependent Care Credit
Answer No on the next screen. "Did you pay for child and dependent care

You will also need to make sure form 2441 has been removed. To check this, follow these steps:

select Tax Tools from the left-side panel
Click Tools
Click Delete a form in the pop-up
Scroll down the list of forms and select Delete next to Form 2441
Choose Delete Selected Form to confirm. You should get Form Successfully Deleted. Select Continue
Scroll down and select Continue with my Form