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Line 21400 - Child care expenses

Federal Line 21400 - Child care expenses

You or your spouse or common-law partner may have paid someone to look after your child so that one of you could earn employment or self-employment income, go to school, or do research.

The expenses are deductible only if the child was under 16 years of age or had a mental or physical infirmity at some time in 2025.

For more information, see Form T778, Child Care Expenses Deduction.