I stayed home to take care of my kid from January - August 2024. In September, I decided to go out to work. I sent my kid to a daycare. She was in the daycare two days a week, that allowed me to do my job searching. I got a full time job and started working at the beginning of November. My kid stayed in the daycare through out 2024. We paid about $4,000 for the tuition. Because I only worked two months in 2024, my W2 is only $3,600. Turbo tax says I couldn't apply for child care credit. My spouse works full time. My spouse's 2024 W2 is $85K.
My question is: though I didn't earn $6,000+ in 2024, the four month tuition of $4,000 we paid are for the period that I looked for job and worked. Can we apply child care credit? I have the statements from the daycare that show the amount and period of the tuitions.
