I have two children. Child A is claimed by me each yer per our divorce decree. Child B is claimed by my ex-wife, again per our divorce degree.
Last year i happened to pay all the daycare and pre-k tuition expenses for Child B (who my wife claims) because i make more money and it was the higher expense, she paid aftercare for Child A (child i claim).
So can i turn around, claim Child A as usual but also claim child care expenses for Child B even if she is claiming Child B as her dependent? Or does it not work like that?
What if this one year we switch and I claim Child B, head of household and all daycare expenses, and she does the same for Child A. Does the IRS care if our divorce decree says I claim Child A? or will it not matter as long as each child is claimed only once by different parents? thank you!
