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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.

 
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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.

No.

It must be paid in the year the care was provided in order for  you to work. Furthermore, only the custodial parent is allowed to claim the dependent care credit

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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.

No.

It must be paid in the year the care was provided in order for  you to work. Furthermore, only the custodial parent is allowed to claim the dependent care credit

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