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Credit for Child or Dependent Care

Credit for Child or Dependent Care Expenses in the amount of $1,050 was disallowed due to tax liability limitations. US - Ref #730

Why is this credit disallowed? 

client made 17000 self employed (head of household)  and 600+ in w-2, care expenses were a total of $6600 for 1 dependent. 

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IRonMaN
Level 15

Have you researched whether or not the dependent care credit is refundable?


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TaxGuyBill
Level 15

Have you looked at line 10 of Form 2441?

BobKamman
Level 15

When income tax is zero, the credit is zero.  What may be distracting you from this inconvenient truth is that the client is paying tax -- but it's only SE tax, not income tax.