I’m trying to amend a return. I claimed children that weren’t my own on my taxes. They lived with me but I didn’t know about the child day care credit as for only if you’re working. They did attend day care but their biological parent(I’m a relative ) paid the fee from another state. Also the daycare owner fudged the number so I’m not sure HOW much the daycare fees actually were. I want to amend and just omit the credit all together. I DId reimburse the children’s mother for the payments of daycare when I received my tax return.
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Since you technically paid for the childcare, some credit would make sense. I understand not knowing the correct amount and not wanting to get in trouble.
As for the children's missing information, technical issues would be the likely culprit. You need to move forward with correct information. When you download the software to do the amended return, the desktop software allows you to do 5 returns. You want to just start a new return and completely redo the original. Save it to your computer, Then you can do the amended return.
Here are the steps:
Thank you. I viewed the 1040x form for the year I need (tax year 2017) and have NO clue on how to amend. I’m trying to totally just forfeit the childcare credit and put it down to zero. What line would that be ? Also ... if the kids lived with me fir 6 months would the amount be the same as if they lived with me for a year for dependent tax ? I’m asking because they lived with me for six months but when filed the person said 7 months.
TurboTax will amend the line for your child and dependent care credit during the amending process. Form 2441 reports all the Child and Dependent Care details. The bottom line on Form 2441 is reported on 2017 Form 1040 line 49.
No, not for 6 months exactly. The rule is that the kids must live with you for more than 6 months. The criteria is met whether 7 months or 12 months is reported. If the kids actually lived with you 6 months or less, then the qualifications would not be met to claim the credit.
The 2017 TurboTax CD/Download is your starting point to amend your 2017 return. You will need the same level that was used in the original filing. (If you did not use TurboTax, then look over the link for purchase. It highlights which each level adds from the prior level.) Once you have purchased the 2017 TurboTax CD/Download, follow these steps:
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