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:
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- 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)
- 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
- Under Part II: Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses:
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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