@rkcampbellfamily They could not get a childcare credit for paying their own daughter for babysitting because they were claiming her as their dependent. They cannot get the credit if their childcare provider was claimed as their dependent. Maybe they are unaware that your daughter now has to pay tax on her earnings if they use that child care credit, but alas, she does have to pay.
Was she in fact babysitting so they could WORK? They cannot get the credit if she was babysitting while they went out to dinner, etc. and paid her for those times. The child care credit can only be used if they paid her to watch their child while they worked.
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