If you are paying someone to take care of your child so that you can work, you can use the childcare credit on your tax return. You need to enter either the Social Security number or Tax ID of the the childcare provider. The childcare provider does not have to have a "business" to be paid by you. The care provider might be someone who babysits in their own home or it could be a daycare center, etc. If you are paying a relative---it cannot be a relative who you are claiming as a dependent on your tax return.
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