@VolvoGirl I am grateful to have to have recieved any advice at all, including the knowledgeble advice of xmasbaby0. Not to split hairs, but their advice seemed specific to "childcare credit", which they note as different from deducting childcare payments of pre-taxed money from a FSA. They advised on the former, I was asking about the latter, on which they didn't elaborate.
More specifically to the point "you must show income for both spouses". I do. Both my spouse and I are reporting taxable income for 2024. However, only one of us is reporting earned income, which seems to be the crux of the issue.
