Form 2441 I'm filing "married, filing separately". Can form 2441 be filed with my return or does that have to be done on paper and mailed into the IRS?

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If Form 2441 needs to be filed with your return, it can be e-filed with your return.

Generally, if you are filing married filing separate and the following items do not apply, you cannot take the child care credit but you can exclude dependent care benefits from your employment from income:

• You lived apart from your spouse during the last 6 months of 2017.
• Your home was the qualifying person's main home for more than half of 2017. 
• You paid more than half of the cost of keeping up that home for 2017.