TurboTax

File with experts
File your taxes
Experts at your fingertips

An expert helps with your taxes, or does them for you
TurboTax Expert Full Service

TurboTax Expert Assist

TurboTax Self-Employed
Prior year taxes
File myself
File myself
Do it yourself

We'll guide you step-by-step
TurboTax Do It Yourself

TurboTax Self-Employed

TurboTax Desktop
TurboTax Free

Activate your product

Prior year taxes
Business
Business
Business taxes

Get your T2 corporate return done right, your way
TurboTax Business

TurboTax Business Desktop
Tax situations
Tax situations
Tax situations

Find extra guidance for your big life moves
For investors

For 25 and younger

For self-employed

For new to Canada

For life changes
Resources
Resources
Resources

Explore tax tools, get tips, and read reviews
Personal income tax calculator

RRSP savings calculator

Learning hub

TurboTax support (FAQ)

TurboTax community
Pricing

Level 1

Question

If I don't pay taxes on childcare is it claimable

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 1, 2019
1 reply
6 views

I pay a monthly copay out of pocket and get state assistance for the other portion. Is this claimable?

TurboTax Deluxe Online

Level 2

If the amount deducted from your paycheck is a pre-tax deduction and you use that money to pay your childcare then the amount used from that pre-tax account for childcare expense would not be a deduction on your tax return. However, if your childcare exceeded the amount in your pre-tax account then the amount that is greater than the pre-taxed deduction would be an allowable deduction. ie: you have $5000 in your pre-tax childcare account. You use the whole $5000 to pay childcare but the total childcare expense was $7000. Then only $2000 would be allowed as a childcare deduction.