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Is there any program American can take advantage of to help offset childcare costs during Covid-19?

Due to Covid-19, my son's schools have been shut down for most of the year. Though my workplace allows parents to bring their children to work, he is special needs/has a disability, so requires much ...
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US taxes small mistake that doesn’t change tax or refund

Last week I filed my tax return. For the child care credit, I wrote I spent X dollars. I redid the calculations, and turns out I spent X+6 dollars. This obviously can’t make me owe more taxes and ...
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Can I claim the child care tax credit in addition to using a dependent care FSA?

Dependent care FSA is capped at $5000 annually and I use this entirely. The annual child care credit is $3000. If my expenses are over $8000, can I utilize both of these in the same calendar year?
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Day care tax deduction

In the US, are day-care expenses tax deductible? And if so under what conditions? For example, if one parent is working, but the other is still going to (graduate) school, is any kind of deduction ...
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Can I claim child care expenses as a deduction on my federal return in Quebec?

My friend want to claim Child Care expense for Federal Tax, but as she lived in Quebec, a large part of her children's day care fees are already returned by Quebec government. So could she still ...
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In Canada how much are child care receipts worth for income tax?

How much can my family expect to save on taxes if we ask our sitter for a receipt for last year? Our kids are 6 and 10 and we paid about $2300 last year for occasional child care. My husband and I ...
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We get receipts from our child care provider. Can we still claim a tax benefit even though they're not licensed?

We get receipts from our child care provider. Can we still claim a tax benefit even though they're not licensed? [Note: This is my paraphrased version of a similar question I answered at moms4mom.com....
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