Form 2441 Child and Dependent Care Expenses--Page 2
Summary: This is an example of Form 2441 (2008), page 2, as pertains
to the text. The completed line items are:
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Part III: Dependent Care Benefits
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14. Enter the total amount of dependent care benefits you
received for 2008. This amount should be shown in box 10 of your W-2 form(s). Do
not include amounts that were reported to you as wages in box 1 of Form(s) W-2
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17. Combine lines 12 through 14. See instructions
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18. Enter the total amount of qualified expenses incurred
in 2008 for the care of the qualifying person(s)
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19. Enter the smaller of line 17 or 18
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20. Enter your earned income
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21. Enter the amount shown below that applies to you. If married
filing jointly, enter your spouse's earned income (if your spouse was a student
or was disabled, see the instructions for line 5); If married filing separately,
see the instructions for the amount to enter; All others, enter the amount from
line 20
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22. Enter the smallest of line 19, 20, or 21
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23. Enter the amount from line 14 that you received from your
sole proprietorship or partnership. If you did not receive any such amounts,
enter -0-.
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24. Subtract line 23 from line 17
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25. Enter $5,000 ($2,500 if married filing separately and
you were required to enter your spouse's earned income on line 21)
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26. Deductible benefits. Enter the smallest of line 22, 23,
or 25. Also, include this amount on the appropriate line(s) of your return (see
the instructions). Field contains -0-.
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27. Enter the smaller of line 22 or 25
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28. Enter the amount from line 26
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29. Excluded benefits. Subtract line 28 from line 27. If zero
or less, enter -0-.
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30. Taxable benefits. Subtract line 29 from line 24. If zero
or less, enter -0-. Also, include this amount on Form 1040, line 7 or Form
1040NR, line 8. On the dotted line next to Form 1040 line 7, or Form 1040NR,
line 8, enter DCB
Field contains -0-.
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To claim the child and dependent care credit, complete lines
31–35 below
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31. Enter $3,000 ($6,000 if two or more qualifying persons)
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32. Add lines 26 and 29
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33. Subtract line 32 from line 31. If zero or less, stop.
You cannot take the credit. Exception. If you paid 2006 expenses in 2007, see
the instructions for line 9
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34. Complete line 2 on the front of this form. Do not include
in column (c) any benefits shown on line 32 above. Then, add the amounts in
column (c) and enter the total here
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35. Enter the smaller of line 33 or 34. Also, enter this amount
on line 3 on the front of this form and complete lines 4-13
field contains 2,400
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