Hello Andreea12
Thank you for your question. It is possible that you would qualify for the child and dependent care credit. This credit does have certain criteria that must be met in order to claim this credit.
Tests you must meet to claim a credit for child and dependent care expenses.
To be able to claim the credit for child and dependent care expenses, you must meet all the following tests.
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Qualifying Person Test. The care must be for one or more qualifying persons who are identified on Form 2441.
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Earned Income Test. You (and your spouse if filing jointly) must have earned income during the year.
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Work-Related Expense Test. You must pay child and dependent care expenses so you (and your spouse if filing jointly) can work or look for work.
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Your spouse, or
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The parent of your qualifying person if your qualifying person is your child and under age 13.
You must make payments for child and dependent care to someone you (and your spouse) can't claim as a dependent. If you make payments to your child (including stepchild or foster child), he or she can't be your dependent and must be age 19 or older by the end of the year. You can't make payments to:
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Your spouse, or
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The parent of your qualifying person if your qualifying person is your child and under age 13.
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Joint Return Test. Your filing status may be single, head of household, or qualifying surviving spouse. If you are married, you must file a joint return, unless an exception applies to you.
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Provider Identification Test. You must identify the care provider on your tax return.
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If you exclude or deduct dependent care benefits provided by a dependent care benefit plan, the total amount you exclude or deduct must be less than the dollar limit for qualifying expenses (generally, $3,000 if you had one qualifying person or $6,000 if you had two or more qualifying persons) in order for you to claim a credit on the remaining amount. (If you had two or more qualifying persons, the amount you exclude or deduct will always be less than the dollar limit because the total amount you can exclude or deduct is limited to $5,000)
And as with most IRS regulations there are exceptions and explanations for the Child and Dependent Care Credit so for the complete rules please see IRS publication 503
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p503#en_US_2021_publink100048433
Please use this link for step by step directions on how to enter the Child and Dependent Care Credit into TurboTax: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/get-child-depende...
Hope this helps,
Kearbie
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