The same eligible expenses that are reimbursed through a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account cannot be counted as eligible expenses to claim the Dependent Care Tax Credit.
For two children, the maximum amount of childcare expenses that you can claim for the credit is $6,000. The maximum is reduced ty the amount that you used from your flexible spending account: $6,000 (maximum credit for 2 children) minus $5,000 (flexible spending account) equals $1,000 (total eligible credit). Once you have used your $5,000 FSA for childcare expenses you can’t use the same expenses for the childcare credit that’s why the eligible credit amount for child and dependent care is $1,000. You already received the tax-free benefit from the FSA so you can’t double dip.
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