Child and Dependent Care Credit showing an amount that I entered accidentally. When I go back to the prompt saying I did NOT pay for care, still showing a dollar amount?

[ToddL · Accepted solution]

You will have to delete Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses from your tax file and re-enter it.

See: How do I delete forms in TurboTax Online?

After deleting this form (and any associated worksheets), log out of the program. When you log back in, use the Delete a Form tool (List of Forms in My Return) to confirm this form (and any associated worksheets) have been removed from your return. Then, go back to the Child and Dependent Care Expenses interview to add the Form 2441 back in. 

Why does this happen? Once you enter (or import or transfer) certain information, the program creates or updates forms and worksheets that use that information. In many cases, you cannot "change" that information in the interview process - in a manner of speaking, it has been "written in ink" on the forms. You have to delete the form and any associated worksheets in order to correct.