Dependent care credits - working for a foreign organization

Hi - i work for a foreign organization Goethe Institute. I reported my income as advised here by the turbo tax expert under 1099-misc

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/income-from-an-international-org...

However this is causing an issue with the dependent care credits. My spouse contributed money to dependent care FSA which is now being considered taxable and we are not able to claim credits as Turbo tax is saying both spouses need earned income. Basically its not considering my income as earned income. How do i get this working?