The instructions say (Page 23) ''101 Child and Dependent Care Expenses - Enter the amount on which the federal credit for child and dependent care is based. This is the amount on federal Form 2441 that is multiplied by the decimal amount - up to $3,000 for one dependent and $6,000 for two or more. DO NOT ENTER THE FEDERAL CREDIT AMOUNT''.
@JonH87 You can claim the VA deduction even if you were unable to claim the federal credit, but the amount of the deduction is the amount of dependent care expenses claimed on your federal return (up to $3K or $6K). Enter the amount of expenses claimed on the federal return. Your federal credit may have been zero, but you can still enter the amount of expenses used to calculate the credit in order to take the VA deduction.
Child and Dependent Care Expenses
You may qualify to claim this deduction if:
- You were eligible to claim a credit for child and dependent care expenses on your federal income tax return.
- You can claim the Virginia deduction even if you weren’t able to claim the federal credit.
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