Even if you have signed as an owner-builder on the building permit: 1  you and a builder, contractor or tradesperson must enter into a written contract for domestic building work costing more than $5,000.
1 The parent who the child spends the most time with may claim the dependent. 2  If the child spends equal time between both parents, then the parent with the highest adjusted gross income may claim the dependent. 3  If only one of the taxpayers is the childâs parent, that parent may claim the dependent.
If you and the child's parent are divorced, you may be entitled to claim the deduction even if your divorce agreement doesn't allow you to claim the child as a dependent for the year. If both parents pay for nursery school or other child care expenses, only the custodial parent is entitled to the credit. For tax purposes, the custodial parent is the parent with whom the child lived the greater number of nights in a year. A non-custodial parent is never eligible to claim the child care credit.