I see from the answer here (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3419688">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3419688</a>) that it should be deductible as both she and I earned wages and the situation was the same in 2016 as well. So I guess my question remains as to whether or not I lost the chance to claim the credit in 2016 returns or if I can somehow claim it now.
