Why does my daughter born in October not qualify for the child and dependent care credit?

[WillK · Accepted solution]

Most likely when you were filling out her information on the dependent section, she was born in October, so you probably indicated that she lived with you 2-3 months of the year. What you need to do is to change it to that she lived with you for the whole year. A child born in any part of the tax year is considered to have lived with the parent for the entire year.