Discuss credit for child and dependent care expenses


Jim and Mary Jean are married and have two dependent children under the age of 13. Both parents are gainfully employed and during 2012 earn salaries as follows:

$16,000 (Jim) and $5,200 (Mary Jean). To care for their children while they work, they pay Eleanor (Jim's mother) $5,600. Eleanor does not qualify as a dependent of Jim and Mary. Assuming that Jim and Mary Jean file a joint tax return, what, if any, is their credit for child and dependent care expenses?

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Accounting Basics: Discuss credit for child and dependent care expenses
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