Guides

• What Counts as Qualifying Child Care Expenses — Day care, before- and after-school care and day camp can count. Overnight camp and kindergarten-and-up schooling generally do not.
• Dependent Care FSA Limit 2026: $7,500 — Employers may raise the dependent care assistance exclusion to $7,500 for 2026 ($3,750 if married filing separately).
• Care Provider Information You Need for Form 2441 — Name, address and SSN or EIN for each provider, plus whether they were a household employee.

Tools

• Form 2441 from your childcare payments
• Dependent care FSA or the tax credit?
• How the 50% to 20% rate works in 2026

Comparisons

• A Form 2441 worksheet that also handles your DCFSA