Childcare expenses - BabysitterTo claim childcare expenses when a babysitter has provided the childcare services in the tax year, you must enter the expenses in the child's file.
To create a tax file for the child, please follow the steps below:
1. On the "Interview" tab, on the line of "Family head", click on "Add a dependant", which is located to the right.
2. On the "Left side menu on the Interview tab", enter the information relating to the identification of the child to the "Dependant identification".
Once you have created the child's file, enter the childcare expenses through the following steps:
1- On the "Left side menu on the Interview tab" of the child's file, located on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Childcare".
2- On the page appearing on the right, select "Babysitter" and fill out the fields accordingly.
Residents of Quebec must enter either the social insurance number (SIN) of the person who paid the childcare expenses or the business identification number of the childcare provider.
The program will determine the eligibility and the amount of the deduction by applying the relevant limits.
The amount will be generated by the program to line 21400 of the federal return.
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