If you had qualified expenses for 2024 that you did not pay until 2025, you may be able to increase the amount of the Child Care Credit you can take in 2025. This includes:
- Any amount you forfeited. You forfeited an amount if you didn't receive it because you didn't incur the expense. Don't include amounts you expect to receive at a future date.
- Any amount you didn't receive but are permitted by your employer to carry forward and use in the following year.
Program Entry
To enter this information in the program, please follow the steps listed below:
- Federal
- Deductions > Select my forms
- Credits
- Child and Dependent Care Credit Form 2441
- Answer yes, to the question of "Did you pay any care expenses for 2024 in 2025?"