topic My daughter turns 13 on August 17, 2017 and goes to daycare. Am I able to claim dependent care for at least Jan- Aug? Or is she ineligible for the entirety of the year? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-daughter-turns-13-on-august-17-2017-and-goes-to-daycare-am-i-able-to-claim-dependent-care-for-at/01/663051#M86886 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:44:21 GMT nvaughan 2019-06-06T09:44:21Z My daughter turns 13 on August 17, 2017 and goes to daycare. Am I able to claim dependent care for at least Jan- Aug? Or is she ineligible for the entirety of the year? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-daughter-turns-13-on-august-17-2017-and-goes-to-daycare-am-i-able-to-claim-dependent-care-for-at/01/663051#M86886 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:44:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-daughter-turns-13-on-august-17-2017-and-goes-to-daycare-am-i-able-to-claim-dependent-care-for-at/01/663051#M86886 nvaughan 2019-06-06T09:44:21Z According to IRS Pub 503 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/according-to-irs-pub-503-https-www-irs-gov-pub-irs-pdf/01/663055#M86889 <P>According to IRS Pub 503 <A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p503.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p503.pdf</A>:</P><P><B>Person qualifying for part of year.</B> You determine a person's qualifying status each day. For example, if the person for whom you pay child and dependent care expenses no longer qualifies on September 16, count only those expenses through September 15.</P><P>So, in your case, you should be able to claim eligible dependent care costs through Aug 16. On Aug 17 and thereafter, no go.</P><P>Hope that helps.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:44:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/according-to-irs-pub-503-https-www-irs-gov-pub-irs-pdf/01/663055#M86889 CMass-Stan 2019-06-06T09:44:23Z