topic Do my wife and I qualify for the child and dependent care credit if we paid childcare expenses and are both employed, but neither one of us is disabled/full-time student? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-my-wife-and-i-qualify-for-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit-if-we-paid-childcare-expenses-and/01/3423245#M329225 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:18:20 GMT acwellman 2026-02-03T06:18:20Z Do my wife and I qualify for the child and dependent care credit if we paid childcare expenses and are both employed, but neither one of us is disabled/full-time student? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-my-wife-and-i-qualify-for-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit-if-we-paid-childcare-expenses-and/01/3423245#M329225 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:18:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-my-wife-and-i-qualify-for-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit-if-we-paid-childcare-expenses-and/01/3423245#M329225 acwellman 2026-02-03T06:18:20Z Re: Do my wife and I qualify for the child and dependent care credit if we paid childcare expenses and are both employed, but neither one of us is disabled/full-time student? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-my-wife-and-i-qualify-for-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit-if-we-paid-childcare-expenses/01/3423254#M329229 <P>Yes, you can claim the credit if you are both employed (and meet the other requirements). The requirement is that each of you has to be either employed, OR disabled, OR a student. You only have to be one of the three.</P> <P><BR />Before you try to enter child and dependent care in TurboTax, make sure you enter income for both of you - either a W-2 or self-employment income.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:26:30 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-my-wife-and-i-qualify-for-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit-if-we-paid-childcare-expenses/01/3423254#M329229 rjs 2025-01-17T20:26:30Z Re: Do my wife and I qualify for the child and dependent care credit if we paid childcare expenses and are both employed, but neither one of us is disabled/full-time student? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-my-wife-and-i-qualify-for-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit-if-we-paid-childcare-expenses/01/3423268#M329231 <P class=""><SPAN class="">Have you entered all your income yet?<SPAN class="">&nbsp; </SPAN>Make sure you are each showing income. &nbsp;Check each W2, should be assigned to the right spouse. &nbsp; If you have self employment income you need to have a profit to qualify. </SPAN></P><P class="">&nbsp;</P><P class=""><SPAN class="">See the Child Care Credit for qualifications </SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN class=""><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900643-what-is-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900643-what-is-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit</A></SPAN></P> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:37:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-do-my-wife-and-i-qualify-for-the-child-and-dependent-care-credit-if-we-paid-childcare-expenses/01/3423268#M329231 VolvoGirl 2025-01-17T20:37:52Z