Deductions & credits

was your earned income (w-2)  6500 or did you employer, if you had one, provide dependent care benefits - box 10 of w-2.

 

 

if neither of these are the case you'll need to review 2441 where the credit is calculated

line 3 should be $8000

line 4 will be your earned income

the credit is 50% of the lower of the two.