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Custodial Parent
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq-kw35.html
Source: Internal Revenue Service

Answers to frequently asked questions about the consequences of being a custodial parent.
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• Can I claim child care expenses if I am a custodial parent but my ex-spouse is allowed to claim the exemption for the child?
• Can a custodial parent claim the Child Tax Credit if the noncustodial parent claims the child as a dependent due to the divorce agreement?
• Does my child have to also be my dependent in order to claim the Earned Income Credit?
• If a noncustodial parent receives permission to claim a child as a dependent, can the noncustodial parent also claim the Earned Income Credit?
• Can I file for both the Child Tax Credit and the Child Care Credit?
• If I file as 'married filing separately' can I also claim the Additional Child Credit?
• Does a dependent grandchild qualify for the Child Tax Credit?
• Can I get the Child Tax Credit for a child if the child does not have a social security number?
• Can I claim the Child Tax Credit for a child who died shortly after birth?

Child and Dependent Care Credit
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq7-1.html
Source: Internal Revenue Service

Answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
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• Can I claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit?
• May I include my 5 year old son's parochial school kindergarten tuition cost as a qualified expense in Form 2441, Child Care Expenses?
• I paid into a dependent care benefits plan and the amount is shown in Box 10 of the my Form W-2. However, the cost paid to the child care provider was more. Can the additional expense not paid into the dependent care benefits plan and not shown in Box 10 of the W-2 be claimed on Form 2441?
• If my employer did not put the amount I paid into a flexible spending account for dependent care in box 10 on my Form W-2, can I claim the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit?
• How can my employer say they provided a benefit in the total amount of $3,000 in W-2, Block 10 when I had $3,000 in wages set aside for dependent care benefits?
• How do I complete Form 2441 if I have flexible dependent care benefits through my employer?
• I am self-employed, but did not have a net profit last year. Is it correct that we do not qualify for the Child Care Credit on our joint return even though my wife received dependent care benefits on her W-2 box 10?
• Is a flexible spending account for dependent care a dependent care benefit?
• My divorce decree states that my ex-spouse can claim our daughter as an exemption on alternate years. I am the custodial parent and pay child care expenses. Can I claim child care expenses on the years he takes the exemption?
• My babysitter refused to provide me with her social security number. Can I still claim what I paid for child care on my taxes while I worked? If so, how?
• As a child care center, are we required to give out tax statements to any of our parents who request one?
• If I send my child who was under the age of 13 to a day camp instead of a child care facility for the summer, are these deductible expenses?
• I am thinking of having a family member baby-sit for my child full time in their own home while I work. Are either of us responsible for taxes on the money I would pay?
• Can elderly day care payments qualify for the child and dependent care credit?