losoldato asked:


The father is going to claim the child on his federal return, but mom paid for day care. Can she claim the child care payments on her federal return?

lodleader asked:


I was working on my taxes at H&R block online and it told me that I could not use the $2,000 in day care costs because I am filing as Married but separate. Is that true?

mike b asked:


my wife made 3000 dollars doing child care for a friend who decided to claim it what tax form do we fill out .we r filing a joint return.it was her only income

Ricky Mo asked:


Child care expense are usually tax-deductible as long as a registered provider caring for the baby. But in my case, my wife's friend is caring for our baby. We pay her $500 a month. Since, she is not a "registered" business, is my spending still tax-deductible?

Toya1411 asked:


I am not too familiar with the Child Tax Credit this is my first time taking advantage of it.... I am a single parent of one. I have paid over 3,000 dollars in child care expenses this year... How do I go about claiming this expenseon my tax return .... Can I claim this e-filing on-line and does it take more time????

Jen G asked:


Im filing my taxes via turbotax. they are asking me for the tax id or ein number of kindercare. (the day care my son goes to) is there any way to find the number online? Or are they simply tax exempt?

Marie asked:


Can I also write off the supplies I bought to run the day care. What about the money I spent for the home improvements I needed to make in order to pass my inspection?