Individual married but is the higher income earner she is natural parent of son. Her husband filed for bankruptcy with low income. Can she claim the child care expenses?

jstrattongiles · ‎October 31, 2019

TurboTaxSarah · ‎October 31, 2019

The child care expenses must be claimed by the spouse with the lower net income unless specific situations applied during the tax year. Bankruptcy is not one of those situations.

Please see this TurboTax FAQ for more information on transferring child care expenses to the spouse with the higher net income:

https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/replies/2648006

Individual married but is the higher income earner she is natural parent of son. Her husband filed for bankruptcy with low income. Can she claim the child care expenses?

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