Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit CAREucator Tool Learn more about this tax credit Start Over Qualifying Person Was the care for one or more qualifying persons? Learn about Exceptions Yes No Earned Income Did you have earned income during the year? What is earned income? Yes No Expense Payments Did you pay the expenses to allow you to work or look for work? What are expense payments? Yes No Payment to a Dependent Were your payments made to someone you or your spouse could claim as a dependent? Details Yes No Payment To Spouse, Dependent Were your payments made to your spouse or to the parent of your qualifying person who is your qualifying child and under age 13 as of December 31? Details Yes No Payment To Child Under 19 Were your payments made to your child who was under the age of 19 at the end of the year? Details Yes No Single Are you single? Yes No Joint Tax Return Are you filing a joint return? Details Yes No Considered Unmarried Do you meet the requirements to be considered unmarried? Details Yes No Care Provider Information Do you know the care provider's name, address, and identifying number? Details Yes No Details Did you make a reasonable effort to get this information? Yes No Qualifying Person Criteria Did you have more than one qualifying person? Details Yes No Dependent Care Are you excluding or deducting at least $3,000 of dependent care benefits? Yes No Yes, you can claim the Dependent Care Credit for this person, up to $3,000 for one individual or up to $6,000 for two. Maximum Tax Credit is $2,100. No, you can not claim the Dependent Care Credit for this person. Does this person qualify for the Child Tax Credit? Find out Is this person your Qualifying Child or Dependent and can they be claimed on your tax return? Find out Will this person qualify as your Qualifying Relative or Dependent and can be claimed on your tax return? Find out Enter your email address and you will receive other relevant tax e-filing updates as well as applicable tax return preparation promo codes. We will not share your email with anybody. Learn more about transactional emails. Email Submit Disclaimer: taxpert.com makes no warranty as to the accuracy of the results of this estimator or calculator tool. The results are estimates and for informational purposes only, and should not be relied on for tax advice. TurboTax® is a registered trademark of Intuit, Inc. H&R Block® is a registered trademark of HRB Innovations, Inc.