No, it is not because you took the standard deduction. This credit can be taken whether you itemize or take the standard deduction. Did you enter your income yet? TurboTax will not populate the screen for the Child and Dependent Credit unless your income has been inputted. If you are married filing jointly, this also applies to your spouse as well. Otherwise, please read the bullets below and confirm you meet all the guidelines. To qualify for this credit, you must meet all of these criteria: You (and your spouse, if filing jointly) must have earned income The earned income requirement for one spouse is waived if they were a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with your spouse for more than 6 months in 2021) You paid caregiving expenses so that you (and your spouse, if filing jointly) could work or look for work The work/look for work requirement for one spouse is waived if they were a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with the other spouse for more than 6 months in 2021) You paid a caregiver to care for a Qualifying Person. The caregiver can't be: Your spouse Your dependent Your child if they were under 19 on the last day of 2021, even if not your dependent The parent of the Qualifying Person, if the Qualifying Person is your child under the age of 13 during 2021 You can't file with the Married Filing Separately filing status (except under certain circumstances) You must furnish the care provider's name, address, and (unless it's a tax-exempt organization) their SSN, ITIN, or EIN on your return

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Its not allowing me to add my child care expenses ? is it because we have a standard deduction?

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No, it is not because you took the standard deduction. This credit can be taken whether you itemize or take the standard deduction.

Did you enter your income yet? TurboTax will not populate the screen for the Child and Dependent Credit unless your income has been inputted. If you are married filing jointly, this also applies to your spouse as well.

Otherwise, please read the bullets below and confirm you meet all the guidelines.

To qualify for this credit, you must meet all of these criteria:

You (and your spouse, if filing jointly) must have earned income
- The earned income requirement for one spouse is waived if they were a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with your spouse for more than 6 months in 2021)
You paid caregiving expenses so that you (and your spouse, if filing jointly) could work or look for work
- The work/look for work requirement for one spouse is waived if they were a full-time student or disabled (if they lived with the other spouse for more than 6 months in 2021)
You paid a caregiver to care for a Qualifying Person. The caregiver can't be:
- Your spouse
- Your dependent
- Your child if they were under 19 on the last day of 2021, even if not your dependent
- The parent of the Qualifying Person, if the Qualifying Person is your child under the age of 13 during 2021
You can't file with the Married Filing Separately filing status (except under certain circumstances)
You must furnish the care provider's name, address, and (unless it's a tax-exempt organization) their SSN, ITIN, or EIN on your return