@VolvoGirl wrote:
@Opus 17 I think DH stands for Dear or Darling Husband.
A spouse is NEVER a qualifying caregiver for the child and dependent care credit or the use of an FSA to pay childcare expenses.
If your spouse performs legitimate service for the business, that can be considered an ordinary and necessary business expense, then your spouse could either be a subcontractor or an employee of the business. You can deduct a business expense, but your spouse would have to report the corresponding income.
Paying anyone, including a spouse, to care for your children while you work, would not be an ordinary and necessary business expense and would not be deductible as a business expense. Even if it was, it would not qualify for an FSA or the dependent care credit, and the caregiver would have to pay income tax on the income.
