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B If you or your spouse was a student or was disabled duning 2025 and you're entering deemed income of $250 or $500 a month onForm 2441 based on the income rules listed in the instructions under lfYou or Your Spouse Was a Student or Disabled,check this box.    \nPartIPersons or Organizations Who Provided the Care-You must complete this part.  \nIf you have more than three care providers,see the instructions and check this box  \n\n| 1 (a)Care provider's  \u003Cbr>name   | b)Address  \u003Cbr>(number,street,apt.no.,city,state,and ZIP code)   | (c)ldentifying number  \u003Cbr>(SSN or EIN)   | (d)Was the care provider your  \u003Cbr>household employee in 2025?  \u003Cbr>For example,this generally includes  \u003Cbr>nannies but not daycare centers.  \u003Cbr>(see instructions)   | (e)Amount paid  \u003Cbr>(see instructions)   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  | □No  \u003Cbr>□Yes   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | □No  \u003Cbr>□Yes   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | □Yes  \u003Cbr>□No   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n\nDid you receivedependent care benefits?      \nCaution:If the care provider is your household employee,you may owe employment taxes.For details,see the Instructions forSchedule H (Form 1040).If you incurred care expenses in 2025 but didn't pay them until 2026,or ifyou prepaidin 2025 for care to beprovided in 2026,don't include these expenses in column (d)of line 2 for 2025.See the instructions.  \n# Part II\n\nCredit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses  \n2 Information about your qualifying person(s).Ifyou have more than three qualifying persons,see the instructions and check this box  \n\n| (a)Qualifyng person's name  \u003Cbr>First  \u003Cbr>Last   |  |  | (b)Qualifying person's  \u003Cbr>social security number   |  | (c)Check here if the  \u003Cbr>qualifying person was over  \u003Cbr>age 12 and was disabled.  \u003Cbr>(see instructions)   |  |  | (d)Qualified expenses  \u003Cbr>you incurred and paid  \u003Cbr>in 2025 for the person  \u003Cbr>listed in column (a)   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3 Add the amounts in column (d)of line 2.Don't enter more than $3,000 if you had one qualifying person  \u003Cbr>or$6,000 if you had two or more persons.If you completed Par II,enter the amount from line 31  \u003Cbr>4 Enter your earned income.See instructions ..............  \u003Cbr>5 If married filing jointly,enter your spouse's earned income (if you or your spouse was a student  \u003Cbr>or was disabled,see the instructions);all others,enter the amount from line 4 ...  \u003Cbr>6 Enter the smallest of line 3,4,or 5.If zero or less,enter-0-.....     :·.  \u003Cbr>7  \u003Cbr>7 Enter the amount from Form 1040,1040-SR,or 1040-NR,line 11a ...   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | X.   |\n| 8 Enter on line 8 the decimal am  \u003Cbr>If line 7 is:  \u003Cbr>Decimal  \u003Cbr>But not  \u003Cbr>amount is  \u003Cbr>Over over   |  | ount shown below that applies t  \u003Cbr>If line 7 is:  \u003Cbr>But not Decimal  \u003Cbr>Over  \u003Cbr>amount is  \u003Cbr>over   |  | o the amount on line 7.  \u003Cbr>If line 7 is:  \u003Cbr>But not Decimal  \u003Cbr>Over over  \u003Cbr>amount is   |  |  |  |  |\n| .35  \u003Cbr>$0-15,000  \u003Cbr>.34  \u003Cbr>15,000-17,000  \u003Cbr>.33  \u003Cbr>17,000-19,000  \u003Cbr>.32  \u003Cbr>19,000-21,000  \u003Cbr>.31  \u003Cbr>21,000-23,000  ","cbCaim0WkXb9iPN2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim0WkXb9iPN2","pdf",121040,"English","# Part I\n## Persons or Organizations Who Provided the Care\n# Part II\n## Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses\n## Dependent Care Benefits","[{\"question\":\"Who must complete Part I on Form 2441(2025)?\",\"answer\":\"Part I requires information about persons or organizations who provided the care. 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