did you show what you spent on the dependent(s) worksheet(s)?
did you list the providers and the amount spent for each on the 2441?
the amount that can be excluded is limited to the smallest of the following:
1) the DCBs received
2) the qualified expenses incurred
3) your earned income or if you're married your spouse's, if less
4) $5,000($2500 if married filing separate)
other requirements do you have a qualifying person and did you spend the full $5000 on qualifying expenses:
Qualifying Person(s)
A qualifying person is any of the following.
1. A qualifying child under age 13 whom you can claim as a
dependent. If the child turned 13 during the year, the child is a
qualifying person for the part of the year he or she was under
age 13.
2. Your disabled spouse who wasn't physically or mentally
able to care for themselves and lived with you for more than half
the year.
3. Any disabled person who wasn't physically or mentally
able to care for themselves who lived with you for more than half
the year and whom you can claim as a dependent or could claim
as a dependent except:
a. The disabled person had gross income of $4,700 or more,
b. The disabled person filed a joint return, or
c. You (or your spouse if filing jointly) could be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer's 2023 return.
