topic I'm an in-home IHSS provider. I pay daycare to watch my other kids as I do therapies w/my son, can I use the $7k I paid as the child care credit w/my income being exempt? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-an-in-home-ihss-provider-i-pay-daycare-to-watch-my-other-kids-as-i-do-therapies-w-my-son-can-i/01/441536#M56325 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:23:35 GMT rpollak01 2019-06-04T22:23:35Z I'm an in-home IHSS provider. I pay daycare to watch my other kids as I do therapies w/my son, can I use the $7k I paid as the child care credit w/my income being exempt? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-an-in-home-ihss-provider-i-pay-daycare-to-watch-my-other-kids-as-i-do-therapies-w-my-son-can-i/01/441536#M56325 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:23:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-m-an-in-home-ihss-provider-i-pay-daycare-to-watch-my-other-kids-as-i-do-therapies-w-my-son-can-i/01/441536#M56325 rpollak01 2019-06-04T22:23:35Z Unfortunately, no. It will not be considered earned incom... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/unfortunately-no-it-will-not-be-considered-earned-incom/01/441543#M56326 <P>Unfortunately, no. It will not be considered earned income, since it is exempt. It is better to pay no tax on your income that to get a small percentage of your day care credit, counted toward your tax.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:23:37 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/unfortunately-no-it-will-not-be-considered-earned-incom/01/441543#M56326 Coleen3 2019-06-04T22:23:37Z