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Error on Wisconsin Schedule WI-2441

cmoss25
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I have a client with $18,000 in dependent care expenses for their son. No dependent care benefit (DCB.) H earned income of $120,000 and W earned income of $80,000 and their AGI is over $200,000. The program calculates a $2,000 credit on the WI return. (max for one child of $10,000 x .2)

With the same set of facts but adding a DCB of $5,000, the credit is entirely eliminated. Since the DCB eliminates any additional credit on the federal 2441, the software does not calculate lines 3-9 (when line 29 is zero or less.) The WI-2441 instructions say to include the earned income amounts from the 2441, lines 4 & 5 on the WI-2441 lines 7 & 8. Since Proseries doesn't calculate lines 3-9, the earned income numbers are not on lines 4 & 5 for the WI calc to bring in. If I override lines 7&8 with the earned income, the credit calculates. Additionally, even when there is only $1 of DCB entered, this results in calculations on 2441 lines 3-9 and a federal credit of $600. However, the WI-2441 still doesn't bring in the lines 4 & 5 figures into WI-2441 lines 7&8. 

Anyone else experiencing this? (FYI, I'm working with Proseries support on this but thought I'd put this out there to alert others. Also called the WI Dept of Revenue to get more info beyond the instruction on how this credit works because the form seems to give the taxpayer credit based on $10,000 even when there is some amount of DCB involved... so tax breaks on the $10,000 as a credit AND the tax-free DCB amount. This also doesn't seem correct.) 

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