MA Child and Family Tax Credit for Disabled Spouses,
Massachusetts allows a tax credit ($310) for disabled spouses as part of the Child and Family Tax Credit. To claim the credit, the disabled spouse (though not actually a dependent for tax purposes), should first be listed on Schedule D1 which then flows to line 46 of the Massachusetts Form 1 where the credit is claimed. Presently, there is no way to claim this credit in Lacerte without listing the disabled spouse as a dependent on the return. Since the disabled spouse is already listed on the return as one of the taxpayers, they cannot also be listed as a dependent. So Lacerte needs to develop a workaround to enable this credit to be claimed for disabled spouses without listing them as a dependent on the return. I have a number of taxpayers who qualify for this credit and I imagine there are many other MA based tax professionals with this same issue. I am hopeful for a fix sooner than later since the returns cannot be filed until it is.
Eric
