Deductions & credits

The child and Dependent Care credit for 2022 is $3000 per qualified person.

To qualify for this credit, you must meet all of these criteria:

• You (and your spouse, if filing jointly) must have earned income
  • The earned income requirement for one spouse is waived if they were a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with the other spouse for more than 6 months in 2022)
• You paid caregiving expenses so that you (and your spouse, if filing jointly) could work or look for work
  • The work/look for work requirement for one spouse is waived if they were a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with the other spouse for more than 6 months in 2022)
• You paid a caregiver to care for a Qualifying Person. The caregiver can't be:
  • Your spouse
  • Your dependent
  • Your child if they were under 19 on the last day of 2022, even if not your dependent
  • The parent of the Qualifying Person, if the Qualifying Person is your child under the age of 13 during 2022
• Your filing status is not Married Filing Separately (except under certain circumstances)
• You can provide the care provider's name, address, and their SSN, ITIN, or EIN on your return (unless it's a tax-exempt organization)

Follow these steps to get to the Child and Dependent Care Credit in TurboTax.

1. If you're not in your return already, sign in to TurboTax and select either Review/Edit or Pick up where you left off under Deductions & Credits.
2. Select Search from the top menu, type in child care credit, and select the Jump to link that appears above the search results.
3. Answer the questions to complete the section.