Clark, a widower, maintains a household for himself and his two dependent preschool children. For the year ended December 31, 2020, Clark earned a salary of $32,000. He paid $3,600 to a housekeeper to care for his children in his home, and also paid $1,500 to a kiddie play camp for child care. He had no other income or expenses during 2020. Before considering any limitation due to tax liability, how much can Clark claim as a child and dependent care credit in 2020? Please show

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Clark, a widower, maintains a household for himself and his two dependent preschool children. For the year ended December 31, 2020, Clark earned a salary of $32,000. He paid $3,600 to a housekeeper to care for his children in his home, and also paid $1,500 to a kiddie play camp for child care. He had no other income or expenses during 2020. Before considering any limitation due to tax liability, how much can Clark claim as a child and dependent care credit in 2020? Please show all calculations to demonstrate how you arrived at your answer.

 

In your response, please make sure to take all of the facts above into consideration. You can refer back to the text, lecture videos, and the IRS website.

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