I don't know what to say but this actually worked. Attributing the K-1 to my spouse fixed the numbers for me, but I think as you said, it is a superficial fix because the loss is probably applied to ...
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I don't know what to say but this actually worked. Attributing the K-1 to my spouse fixed the numbers for me, but I think as you said, it is a superficial fix because the loss is probably applied to my spouse's earned income instead, which is way over the dependent care benefit so the issue is masked. The software has some real bugs with this. Ironically, when I attribute the K-1 to both of us, I received max credit of $3000 x 2 = $600, which makes absolutely no sense. See the turbotax AI/automated explanation below for each option I select: Me (correct designation, incorrect result): "With one qualifying person, the maximum expenses you can use is $3,000. You received $5,000 in Dependent Care Benefits from your employer, which reduces your eligible expenses to $0, but the IRS allows you to use the lesser of your earned income or $3,000 for the credit calculation. Since your earned income is $1,899, only that amount counts. Your credit rate is 20%, so your final credit is $380." Spouse (incorrect designation, correct result): "With one qualifying child, the maximum expenses you can use for the credit is $3,000. Because you received $5,000 in pre-tax Dependent Care Benefits from your employer, your eligible expenses are reduced to $1,182. Your credit rate is 20%, so your credit is $236 ($1,182 × 20%)." Both of us (incorrect designation, incorrect result): "With one qualifying child, the maximum expenses you can use for the credit is $3,000. You received $5,000 in Dependent Care Benefits from your employer, so your eligible expenses are reduced to $3,000. Your credit rate is 20%, so your credit is $600." Any advice on how to proceed? Is this something you can report higher up? Thank you so much.