I would recommend splitting the costs 50/50. IRS will allow the full child care credit based on the maximum expense of $6000 even if the prorated payments are not 50/50.     The Child and Dependent Care Credit can get you 20% to 35% of up to $3,000 of child care and similar costs for a child under 13, an incapacitated spouse or parent, or another dependent so that you can work (and up to $6,000 of expenses for two or more dependents) ... View more

Please review the Form 1098-T to determine if there are scholarship awards in Box 5.  Qualifying expenses would be reduced by this amount.   ... View more

Most refunds will be issued in less than 21 days, as long as the return doesn't require further review, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Refund information will typically be available within 24 hours after the IRS acknowledges receipt of an electronically filed return or four weeks if you mail a paper return.   In addition to regular processing times for banks, factoring in weekends, and the President's Day holiday, the earliest EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) and ACTC (Additional Child Tax Credit)-related refunds are expected to be available on or about February 28, 2020; that's assuming direct deposit and no other issues. ... View more

If you're wondering how the IRS knows how much you owe since you haven't filed, it's because the IRS has filed a Substitute for Return (SFR) on your behalf. ... With no response, the IRS issues a notice of deficiency. After that, you owe tax, and the agency starts the collection process.   I recommend that you file your complete returns to adjust the tax returns that IRS filed for you. Please review the following link for the recommended course of action. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/2013_NTF_Dealing_with_SFRs.pdf   ... View more

Part of the IRS process for verifying tax return information is ensuring the Social Security Number (SSN) and name combination on the return matches the information in the Social Security Administration's database. A mismatch can significantly delay processing of your return.   The e-filing process checks for many of the most common errors, like a Social Security number/name mismatch.   The IRS expects the first EITC/ACTC related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or on debit cards by the first week of March, if they chose direct deposit and there are no other issues with their tax return. ... So EITC /ACTC filers will not see an update to their refund status for several days after Feb. 15. ... View more