Can I pay my parents for my child care? How do i claim it.

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Can I pay my parents for my child care? How do i claim it.

Yes, but you may not want to. https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc602

If you pay your parents for the care of your dependent child, they have to report that income on their tax return. You will provide their tax id to the IRS and the IRS can easily check that. So it may cost them more for you to take that deduction than you get from taking it. Something to consider carefully!

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Can I pay my parents for my child care? How do i claim it.

Yes, but you may not want to. https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc602

If you pay your parents for the care of your dependent child, they have to report that income on their tax return. You will provide their tax id to the IRS and the IRS can easily check that. So it may cost them more for you to take that deduction than you get from taking it. Something to consider carefully!