Dependent care expenses for spouse

[TyreeTax]

The taxpayer is paying for care for her disabled spouse, but I cannot figure out how to make the software pull the spouse info into Part II of form 2441. Please help!

[Just-Lisa-Now- · Accepted solution]

Are they paying for someone to take care of the disabled spouse and you input the care providers information?

Hmmm, Im not seeing a way to make it flow either unless you add the disabled spouse to the dependent worksheet as relationship Other and with a Code Q and input the care expenses...then it seems to work, theyre not qualified for ODC or EIC, bt it gives the care credit.

[TyreeTax]

Thanks! That seemed to work!

[Mimbreno]

Lisa -  I am thinking they cannot also also claim married filing jointly if they claim the spouse as a dependent.  If they are married do they each have to file married filing separately and the husband claims the wife as a dependent but the wife claims she is a dependent of another taxpayer? How does this work?