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You do not have anything to claim on your tax return. Paying your mother-in-law to help with your child cannot be claimed for the child and dependent care credit because your wife was not working. In order to claim the child and dependent care credit it must be so that both parents can work--your wife was at home. You cannot claim it for the help she gave your wife, since your wife is not your dependent. This was a personal expense.
You do not have anything to claim on your tax return. Paying your mother-in-law to help with your child cannot be claimed for the child and dependent care credit because your wife was not working. In order to claim the child and dependent care credit it must be so that both parents can work--your wife was at home. You cannot claim it for the help she gave your wife, since your wife is not your dependent. This was a personal expense.
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