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How to enter unused dependent care expense for an employer permitted carry forward

This scenario applies to your tax return if all of the following apply:

  • You have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to pay for child dependent care expense
  • There is an amount you did not receive
  • You are permitted by your employer to carry forward and use it in the following year during a grace period.

Workaround for Desktop only

  1. In TurboTax desktop, open your tax return.
  2. Go to Forms mode.
  3. Select Form 2441.
  4. Enter the amount you carried over from 2011 and used in 2012 on Line 13.
  5. Enter the amount you carried forward to 2013 on Line 14.
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