Entering Child Day Care Expenses?

[brayno1286]

My wife's W2 lists $5,000 in box 10 for my two children's day care expenses (which is also listed as "CHILD PRE-TAX" on my wife's year end pay stub).  However we paid much more than that for day care for the year.  Is there a place to enter that additonal amount listed as "CHILD POST TAX" on my wife's year end pay stub?  I was never prompted to enter it.  Perhaps it doesn't matter since the $5,000 is the maximum.  Just looking for clarity as my previous tax returns had the total amount listed in column (d) in Part I of Form 2441.

[Rainman12]

"CHILD POST TAX" is irrelevant for tax purposes, not entered anywhere. Pre-tax from Box 10 of W-2 Does matter, is subtracted from the max $6k you can claim toward credit. Further on 2441 entries: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-2441