Thanks for your help.
I cleared my taxes and started over. I did not get prompted with a "Tell us more about X" nor information about months studied, neither in "Deductions & Credits" nor "My Info" nor "Wages & Income." Some of those pages were populated from previous tax years however.
When I finish income and get to "Deductions & Credits" and start "Dependent Care Credit," I get the following prompts:
- Did you pay for child and dependent care in 2022? "We might be able to get you..." clicked yes
- Whose care did you pay for? "Choose a name", selected Childs name from pull down, clicked continue
- How much did you pay for X's care in 2022? "Total dependent care expenses..." Entered amount and clicked continue
- Here's what we have so far Clicked Done
- Here's what you spent on care providers Clicked + Add a Care Provider
- Let's get some info about your care provider Filled out EIN, address, other queries and clicked Continue
- Before we continue, we thought you should know Clicked Continue
- Here's what you spent on care providers Clicked Done
- Did you pay for any 2021 care in 2022? Selected No and Clicked Continue
- Congrats, you get a tax break!
The amount is $600, which assumes I'm a student with no income, setting the credit to 20% of $3000. I have a W2 included under both parents before this process, with income exceeding the amount spent on childcare. Neither spouse received childcare benefits through the workplace - this appears to be related to my status as a student.
