WKins2
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Deductions & credits

Unfortunately, you are not able to claim the child care and dependent care expenses since your dependent turned 13 during the tax year. The way the tax code is written is that the child needs to be under 13 the ENTIRE tax year in order for you to claim the benefits. 

 

Click here to read more on the topic: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p503.pdf

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