When you go back to the Dependent Care Credit section, you will see a display with the name of the dependent and the amount of care expense allocated to that dependent. Click on the pencil icon on the same line as the dollar amount if you need to edit the amount. If all the expenses were paid to one provider, then the total for the provider should equal the total of the amounts entered for each dependent's care.
TurboTax asks questions to determine whether you may qualify for the credit, such as that you need to incur dependent care expenses to work or to be a full-time student. It creates separate sections for expenses for each dependent, and you enter the expense relating to each child.
If you continue through the section, it also displays the total amount attributed to each care provider.
If you need to add another provider or more expenses for the same child:
- Login to your account.
- Select Federal from the left menu.
- Go to Deductions and Credits.
- Scroll down to Child and Dependent Care Credit and click Update.
- Answer Yes to the question " Do you want to review you Child and Dependent Care Credit information?"
- Continue to the screen Here is what you spent on Care providers.
- Select Add another care Provider
Child and dependent care expenses must be work-related to qualify for the credit. Expenses are considered work-related only if both of the following are true:
- They allow you (and your spouse if filing jointly) to work or look for work.
- They are for a qualifying person's care.
According to the IRS, a qualifying individual for the child and dependent care credit is:
- Your dependent qualifying child who was under age 13 when the care was provided,
- Your spouse who was physically or mentally incapable of self-care and lived with you for more than half of the year, or
- An individual who was physically or mentally incapable of self-care, lived with you for more than half of the year, and either: (a) was your dependent; or (b) could have been your dependent except that he or she received gross income of $5,200 or more, or filed a joint return, or you (or your spouse, if filing jointly) could have been claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer's 2025 return.
Please see this TurboTax tips article for more information about the Child and Dependent Care credit.
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