"Based on your AGI, you can claim 20% of your $0 of eligible dependent care expenses." We've always gotten the Child Care Credit in the past—why is it zero this time?

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June 6, 2019
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Best answer by MarilynG

If you have qualified for a Child Care Credit in the past, and you entered child care expenses for 2018, there may be an incorrect entry in that section making you 'ineligible' this year.

Go through the section again and make sure all entries are correct. The child is correct, the provider is correct, the amount paid is correct, etc.

Did you and your spouse both have Earned Income? Unless one spouse is a full-time student, both spouses must have earned income (including self-employment).

Here's more info:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301418

MarilynGAnswer

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If you have qualified for a Child Care Credit in the past, and you entered child care expenses for 2018, there may be an incorrect entry in that section making you 'ineligible' this year.

Go through the section again and make sure all entries are correct. The child is correct, the provider is correct, the amount paid is correct, etc.

Did you and your spouse both have Earned Income? Unless one spouse is a full-time student, both spouses must have earned income (including self-employment).

Here's more info:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301418

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