Can a taxpayer take the child care credit if on temporary NJ disability/family leave? Client had 3rd child in June 2022. Was on leave May 23, 2022 until October 16, 2022. Two other children went to daycare and summer camp. Is taxpayer eligible for credit? It's my understanding that a stay at home parent paying for daycare/child care is not eligible for the credit. However, this is temporary leave. Is this an exception? Thanks for any help.
You are preparing a return for two taxpayers but focused on only one. The expenses were also incurred by the husband -- it's an interesting point, that he might not have been teaching school during some of the time the wife was at home, but teachers don't typically sit around doing nothing and avoiding work that is employment related during the summer, even if they are not in a classroom. There is nothing in Section 21 requiring both spouses to be employed at the same time. For one thing, that would require step-parents to provide care for stepchildren.
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