Where do I enter child care expenses in TurboTax?

Before entering your child care expense amounts, you need to enter some basic information about your dependants. Once you've provided TurboTax with that information, refer to the instructions provided to enter your child care expenses.

1. From the menu, select Find.
2. In the Find window, enter child care expenses, select it from the list, and then select Go.
3. At Child care expenses (or Did you pay for child care? if using TurboTax Download version) answer Yes to the question Did you pay for daycare for someone to look after your child...?
4. At Child Care Receipt Summary, select Enter New Receipt.
5. At Let's get your child care receipt details, enter the receipt information, select Enter New Child Care Receipt until all receipts are entered, then select Done With Receipt.
6. At Child Care Receipt Summary select Done
7. If applicable, TurboTax will also prompt you to apply for the additional child care expense tax credit.

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.