State unemployment goes on the sch H. They are not state tax payments. See:
As to the allowed expenses for childcare, Instructions for Form 2441 PDF states:
Household Services These are services needed to care for the qualifying person as well as to run the home while you worked or looked for work. They include, for example, the services of a cook, maid, babysitter, housekeeper, or cleaning person if the services were partly for the care of the qualifying person. However, they don't include the services of a chauffeur, bartender, or gardener. You can also include your share of the employment taxes paid on wages for qualifying child and dependent care services.
This means the amount you paid on the w2 plus the employment taxes, Social Security and Medicare.
You should file the sch H, the 2441 for childcare, and if you made estimated payments, enter them in the program. There should not be any workarounds needed now in 2022.
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