I'm claiming my granddaughter and daughter-I support them. My daughter paid for child care expenses do I add those expenses to my return or does she claim the expenses?

[tracie4884]

Claiming childcare expenses I didn't pay for by am claiming the child.  

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

do you qualify to claim them?  support is only one criteria you must meet all of these

Qualifying child

1) Related

2) Same principal abode as taxpayer for more than ½ the tax year.  Temporary absences like for school are ignored 

3) If not a full-time student, under 19 at the end of the tax year.  If a full-time student under 24 at end of tax year.   

Full -time means an individual who during each of 5 calendar months during the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins is a full-time student at an educational organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii), or is pursuing a full-time course of institutional on-farm training under the supervision of an accredited agent of an educational organization described in or of a State or political subdivision of a State.

4) Hasn’t provided over ½ his/her own support 

5) if your daughter is over 24 then her gross income must be less than $4,150 

if you claim them, your daughter won't be able to claim her daughter and won't qualify for the child care credit.