The Child and Dependent Care Credit is a nonrefundable credit. A nonrefundable credit can reduce your tax liability to 0 (zero), however it cannot result in a refund, which means if your tax liability is $0, you will not receive this credit because there is no tax to reduce.

For more information, go to IRS Publication 503 Child and Dependent Care Expenses.

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