My live in nanny recently moved. She did not earn an income for her services, we paid for her living expenses (shelter, food, etc...). Can I claim her expenses enven though she was not paid a salary?
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Sorry, no. You can reduce the wages you pay her by the amount of room and board you provide, but you cannot claim her living expenses as a child care deduction- only the wages you actually paid her would be deductible.
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