Deductions & credits

PattiF · ‎March 8, 2021

You cannot claim the childcare credit without the SSN or EIN from the provider. Your provider could obtain an ITIN for a non-citizen which could be used for the childcare credit.

Without that information, you can't take the credit. Using a Form W-10 will not solve the problem of not having an identifying number.

This is from the IRS, Tax Topics 602:

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