PaulH

It's the Detail sheet. Paul

Thanks Jainen. I see now the error of my ways. Thanks for taking the time to answer me twice. Paul

Thanks. I was afraid that might be the answer, but hoping there was another way. Paul

Thanks, but really? They cut the maximum dependent care benefit that can be excluded from income for one child in half (from $5000 to $2500) for MFS, and then only let one parent take it? Paul

I'm using a 22" widescreen just as you describe (2006 on the left, 2007 on the right) and love it.

Husband and wife both have $1500 Dependent Care Benefits (W-2 Box 10) for the same child (and paid over $3,000 of child care expenses), file MFS because they save more in Ohio than it costs for the federal return. I know they can't claim the dependent care credit, but think they should both be able to exclude the benefit. However, the second spouse's efile is rejected (error code 0526) because the child's SSN has already been used for that purpose. How do both claim the exclusion? Thanks, Paul

Sounds right to me. Shaker Heights only gives you credit for 50% of up to 1% tax paid to the city where you work (i.e., a maximum of .5% credit). So the lowest residence tax rate is 1.25%, which applies to people working in other cities and paying at least 1% city tax there. It's not a tax-friendly place to live (but it has a good school system).