How do I enter child care expenses in TurboTax?
Follow the steps below to enter child care expenses:
TurboTax Online
Answer the initial Personal info interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks 2025 tax return in the left menu.
From 2025 tax return in the left menu, select Personal info, then Start/Edit, and complete your personal info, including dependant(s) info.
From 2025 tax return in the left menu, under Add to your return, enter child and select Child care expenses.
On the Child care expenses screen, select Yes.
On the Child Care Receipt Summary screen, select Enter New Receipt.
On the Let's get your child care receipt details screen, enter the receipt information, select Enter New Child Care Receipt until all receipts are entered, then select Done With Receipt.
On the Child Care Receipt Summary screen, select Done.
Note: If you're a resident of Québec, you'll need to enter your information on both the Child Care Receipt screen and the Relevé 24 screen.
TurboTax Desktop
Complete the Introduction/Profile steps of your return, including entering dependants info, until Find appears in the menu.
Select Find, enter child, select Child care expenses, then select Continue.
On the Did you pay for child care? screen, select Yes.
On the Claiming Child Care screen, answer the question.
On the Child care receipt summary screen, select Enter New Receipt.
On the Let's get your child care receipt details screen, enter the receipt information, select Enter New Receipt until all receipts are entered, then select Done With Receipt.
On the Child Care Receipt Summary screen, select Done.
Note: If you're a resident of Québec, you'll need to enter your information on both the Child Care Receipt screen and the Relevé 24 screen.
