I use a payroll service for our part time nanny. The service charges a very reasonable $45 per month. Am I allowed to include this as part of my expenses for the childcare credit? If so, where?
For instance, in Form 2441, part 1, section 1, I list the nanny's name and SSN, but here it seems best to include only her actual wages. I could make another entry in this section for the payroll service, but I don't have their EIN?
Also, for the record, its seems like TurboTax should auto calculate the totals in Section 2 (a) based on Section 1. For example, when I went back and added another expense in section 1, and because it didn't increase the amount in section 2, I almost missed seeing that and would have missed out on actually getting the credit for that expense.
Additionally, for the record, it seems like TurboTax should have calculated or at least prompted me in the step-by-step to input the 7.65% employment taxes in Section 2, question B, knowing already that I was paying these taxes in Schedule H. Instead I had to find this thread and go insert it myself in the Form (https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/nanny-taxes/00/2741220).
