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8567 / When is a taxpayer entitled to claim the child and dependent care tax credit?

The child and dependent care tax credit provides a tax credit to offset the cost of qualifying work-related dependent care expenses (a dependent who is a child must be under age 13 to qualify). Those expenses can include the cost of physically caring for the dependent—and also include household expenses, such as hiring someone to help with cooking and cleaning for a dependent, as long...

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