Publication 17 |
2008 Tax Year |
Form 2441 Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Summary: This is a sample Form 2441 (2008), Page 1 pertaining to the example explained in the text, with additional line item
information not listed in the text.
Name(s) shown on Form 1040 field contains Joan Thomas |
Your social security number field contains 559-00-3436 |
Under Part I: Persons or Organizations Who Provided the Care: |
1(a) Care provider's name field contains Pat Green and ACME Computers |
1(b) Address (number, street, apartment number, city, state, and ZIP code) field contains 12 Ash Avenue, Hometown, Texas 75240
and (See W-2)
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1(c) Identifying number (Social Security Number or Employer Identification Number) field contains 240-00-3811 |
1(d) Amount paid (see instructions) field contains 2,400 |
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Under Part II: Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses: |
2(a) Qualifying person's name: First field contains Seth and Susan |
2(a) Qualifying person's name: Last field contains Thomas and Thomas |
2(b) Qualifying person's social security number field contains 559-00-1234 and 559-00-5678 |
2(c) Qualified expenses you incurred and paid in 2008 for the person listed in column (a) field contains 2,400 |
3. Add the amounts in column (c) of line 2. Do not enter more than $3,000 for one qualifying person or $6,000 for two or more
persons. If you completed Part III, enter the amount from line 35 field contains 2,400
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4. Enter your earned income field contains 29,000 |
5. If married filing jointly, enter your spouse's earned income (if your spouse was a student or was disabled, see the instructions);
all others, enter the amount from line 4 field contains 29,000
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6. Enter the smallest of line 3, 4, or 5 field contains 2,400 |
7. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 38 field contains 29,000 |
8. Enter on line 8 the decimal point shown below that applies to the amount on line 7 field contains .28 |
9. Multiply line 6 by the decimal amount on line 8. If you paid 2007 expenses in 2008, see the instructions field contains
672
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10. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 44, or Form 1040NR, line 41. field contains 1,098 |
11. Enter the amount from Form 6151, Line 31. Field contains 0 |
12. Subtract line 11 from line 10. If zero or less, stop. Your cannot take the credit. Field contains 1,098 |
13. Credit for child and dependent care expenses. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 12 here and on Form 1040, line 47, or
Form 1040NR, line 44. Field contains 672
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