kay_may08
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Can I claim the child care credit?

Hello, I work as a photographer and artist. So my hours are weird. My husband works full time and received his W-2. Since I'm self-employed, I'm using Turbotax home and business. I enter my info under the business portion and I don't have a W-2. My business is just paying for itself right now since I'm just starting out. When I'm working I take my son to daycare, so he goes only when I'm working during the day, so he is part-time there. Under the child and dependent tax credit portion, it is not recognizing me as working, so I can't put information in for that portion. It says both parents have to be working or full-time students, or disabled. It brings up a box saying under both my husband and my names, check if full-time student, disabled, or non of the above. I check none of the above, of course. Then it says are not eligible. How do I get Turbo tax to recognize that I am working so I can claim child care?