{"id":20135,"date":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T18:13:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T18:13:50","slug":"claiming-dependent-credit-for-disabled-spouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/credits\/claiming-dependent-credit-for-disabled-spouse\/","title":{"rendered":"If I pay a caregiver to take care of my spouse who is not well &#8212; basically a disabled spouse caregiver &#8212; am I able to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need to do before you claim the credit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure your spouse qualifies. Both of these must be true:\n<ul>\n<li>He or she is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself.<\/li>\n<li>He or she lived in the same main home as you for more than half the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose your filing status &#8212; you can&#8217;t use married filing separately.<\/li>\n<li>Find out the following information about the person who provided care to your disabled spouse:\n<ul>\n<li>Legal name<\/li>\n<li>Address<\/li>\n<li>Taxpayer identification number, like a Social Security number (SSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use these expenses to figure the dependent care credit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost of a household employee, like your caregiver. The services the employee provides must be at least partly for the well-being and protection of your spouse.<\/li>\n<li>Taxes paid on the wages for your household employee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Claim the credit on Form 2441. The amount of the dependent care credit is limited to 35% of the total expenses you incurred so you could work or look for work. The percentage decreases by 1% for each $2,000 of your adjusted gross income (AGI) that&#8217;s more than $15,000. However, the percentage won&#8217;t go lower than 20%.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For one dependent, the maximum amount of expense that can be claimed for the credit is $3,000. For two or more dependents, you may claim up to $6,000 in expenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need to do before you claim the credit: Make sure your spouse qualifies. Both of these must be true: He or she is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself. He or she lived in the same main home as you for more than half the year. 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