topic I do not claim my child on taxes, however I do pay for after school care and claimed that. My taxes then got rejected, Anyone else experience this? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-do-not-claim-my-child-on-taxes-however-i-do-pay-for-after-school-care-and-claimed-that-my-taxes/01/2852182#M1040108 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:38:45 GMT michalkj3 2026-02-23T13:38:45Z I do not claim my child on taxes, however I do pay for after school care and claimed that. My taxes then got rejected, Anyone else experience this? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-do-not-claim-my-child-on-taxes-however-i-do-pay-for-after-school-care-and-claimed-that-my-taxes/01/2852182#M1040108 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:38:45 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-do-not-claim-my-child-on-taxes-however-i-do-pay-for-after-school-care-and-claimed-that-my-taxes/01/2852182#M1040108 michalkj3 2026-02-23T13:38:45Z Re: I do not claim my child on taxes, however I do pay for after school care and claimed that. My taxes then got rejected, Anyone else experience this? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-do-not-claim-my-child-on-taxes-however-i-do-pay-for-after-school-care-and-claimed-that-my-taxes/01/2852195#M1040114 <P>If you are the custodial parent but let the non custodial parent claim the child as a dependent then you can still claim the HOH filing status, the day care credit form 2441 &amp; the EITC.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What was the exact error message and/or code ?&nbsp;</P> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 01:07:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-do-not-claim-my-child-on-taxes-however-i-do-pay-for-after-school-care-and-claimed-that-my-taxes/01/2852195#M1040114 Critter-3 2023-02-02T01:07:17Z Re: I do not claim my child on taxes, however I do pay for after school care and claimed that. My taxes then got rejected, Anyone else experience this? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-do-not-claim-my-child-on-taxes-however-i-do-pay-for-after-school-care-and-claimed-that-my-taxes/01/2852196#M1040115 <P>Are you the custodial parent? &nbsp;Only that parent can claim child care credit no matter who actually paid the expenses.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 01:07:37 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-do-not-claim-my-child-on-taxes-however-i-do-pay-for-after-school-care-and-claimed-that-my-taxes/01/2852196#M1040115 Bsch4477 2023-02-02T01:07:37Z