As long as the host family has used an au pair’s child care services in order to work or look for employment, the stipend paid to the au pair, the costs of room and board and the fees paid to an agency are all eligible under the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.
To enter your information and file a Form 2441 in TurboTax Deluxe online program, here are the steps:
- Sign in to your account and select Take me to my return
- At the right upper corner, in the search box, type in childcare and Enter
- Select Jump to childcare
- On-screen, Did you pay for child or dependent care in 2017? answer Yes and follow the prompts.
For more information, please see AuPair and https://www.aupairinamerica.com/fees/
Some additional fees that could be deductible also include private room and board, the weekly stipend paid to the au pair/companion, automobile insurance, public transportation if not providing use of a car, educational allowance towards tuition, and course materials.
