There are certain qualifications that you must meet to be eligible for this credit. make sure that you meet the requirements:
- Must have earned earned income (If you are Married Filing Jointly there are exceptions)
- You must have paid for caregiving expenses to work or look for work
- The care you paid for was for a qualifying person
- You aren't using the Married Filing Separately Filing Status
- You provide the caregiver's name, address, Social Security, or taxpayer ID number
- You must owe income taxes.
You can view your tax summary in TurboTax to check if you have a tax liability. If it's zero, you won't get the Child and Dependent Care Credit:
- Open TurboTax
- Select Tax Tools side of the screen select Tools
- Select View Tax Summary. Check to see if there's a zero for Total Tax.
Review the TurboTax articles What's the Child and Dependent Care Credit?, The Ins and Outs of the Child and Dependent Care Credit, and Filing Tax Form 2441: Child and Dependent Care Expenses
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