MayaD
Employee Tax Expert

Deductions & credits

The credit limit for 2022 is $3000 per dependent and $6000 when you have two dependents. 

You already received some tax benefit by putting $5,000 into your Dependent Care FSA. That amount is pre-tax contribution. 

You have $1,000 in excess expenses to calculate your credit  ($6000-$5000= $1000).

Instructions for Form 2441

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