Preferred DCA Header - What Expenses Are Eligible?

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Preferred DCA - What Expenses Are Eligible?

Eligible expenses that can be paid from the Dependent Care Account include care provided:

 

Inside or outside the home, the care must be provided by someone other than:

  • the participant's spouse;
  • a person listed as the participant's dependent for income tax purposes; or
  • a participant's child under age 19.
  • In a dependent care center or a child care center, which meets all applicable state and local regulations.
  • By a housekeeper whose services include, in part, providing care for a qualifying individual.

To be eligible, a dependent must meet the following:

 

  • Must be a child under the age of 13.
  • Must be a spouse or qualified dependent that is physically or mentally unable to care for him or herself.
  • Must be an elderly parent and qualify as an eligible dependent.

What Expenses Are Not Eligible?

 

Expenses that cannot be paid from the Dependent Care Spending Account include:

  • child support payments
  • food, clothing and entertainment
  • cleaning and cooking services provided by the care giver
  • over night camps

Note: Please refer to the IRS publication 503, "Child and Dependent Care Credit" as a guide to covered and non-covered expenses.