How do I enter child care expenses in TurboTax?

Follow the steps below to enter child care expenses:

TurboTax Online

1. Answer the initial Personal info interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks 2024 tax return.
2. From 2024 tax return, under To do, select Personal info > Start and complete your personal info, including dependant(s) info.
3. At 2024 tax return under Add to your return, enter child and select Child Care Expenses.
4. At Child care expenses answer Yes to the question Did you pay for daycare for someone to look after your child...?
5. At Child Care Receipt Summary, select Enter New Receipt.
6. 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.
7. At Child Care Receipt Summary, 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

1. Complete the Introduction/Profile steps of your return, including entering dependants info, until the Find icon appears in the menu.
2. Select Find, enter child, select Child care expenses and select Go.
3. At Did you pay for child care? answer Yes to the question Did you pay for daycare for someone to look after your child...?
4. At Claiming Child Care, answer the question.
5. At Child Care Receipt Summary, select Enter New Receipt.
6. 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.
7. At Child Care Receipt Summary, 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.