topic CAN I CLAIM DAYCARE EXPENSES FOR PREVIOUS YEARS? I WAS COURT ORDERED TO PAY $3600 DAYCARE EXPENSES FROM JANUARY 2013 TO JUNE 2015. I PAID THE FULL AMOUNT IN 2016. in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-claim-daycare-expenses-for-previous-years-i-was-court-ordered-to-pay-3600-daycare-expenses/01/565127#M73182 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:34:26 GMT tbernardino78 2019-06-05T06:34:26Z CAN I CLAIM DAYCARE EXPENSES FOR PREVIOUS YEARS? I WAS COURT ORDERED TO PAY $3600 DAYCARE EXPENSES FROM JANUARY 2013 TO JUNE 2015. I PAID THE FULL AMOUNT IN 2016. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-claim-daycare-expenses-for-previous-years-i-was-court-ordered-to-pay-3600-daycare-expenses/01/565127#M73182 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:34:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-claim-daycare-expenses-for-previous-years-i-was-court-ordered-to-pay-3600-daycare-expenses/01/565127#M73182 tbernardino78 2019-06-05T06:34:26Z No. It must be paid in the year the care was provided in... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-it-must-be-paid-in-the-year-the-care-was-provided-in/01/565131#M73183 <P>No.</P><P>It must be paid in the year the care was provided in order for &nbsp;you to work. Furthermore, only the custodial parent is allowed to claim the dependent care credit</P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:34:28 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-it-must-be-paid-in-the-year-the-care-was-provided-in/01/565131#M73183 Hal_Al 2019-06-05T06:34:28Z