topic Re: Form 2441 in Deductions & credits

Form 2441

paulettebyas — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:43:05 GMT

No matter what I do, each time I come to the federal review the form 2441 comes back. We don't have dependent care expenses to declare. I tried just entering zero for the amounts to make it go away, but it won't allow that either. Is there any suggestion to remedy this short of resetting and starting over?

Re: Form 2441

DoninGA — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:04:04 GMT

See this TurboTax support FAQ for deleting the Form 2441 - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/small-business-processes/delete-form-2441-turbotax-online/L2tuu4BBs_US_en_US

Re: Form 2441

Opus 17 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:24:01 GMT

Do you have a dependent care benefit in box 10 of your W-2? Or did you enter one by mistake when typing or scanning your W-2? That will force the 2441 to be recreated no matter how many times you delete it.

If you did have a dependent care benefit, you must report that on your tax return even if you didn't use it. If you did not have a dependent care benefit at work, but there is a number in box 10 of your W-2, the W-2 needs to be corrected by your employer.