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                                Schedule OR-WFHDC Instructions                                                2023
                              Oregon Working Family Household and Dependent Care Credit 

                                                                your filing status is married filing separately, you may 
Introduction                                                    qualify in certain circumstances.  See “Married persons 
                                                                filing separately” on page 4. 
The Oregon working family household and dependent 
                                                                3.  The care is for one or more qualifying individuals. 
care (WFHDC) credit is a refundable credit available to 
                                                                4.  The person who provided the care isn't your spouse, the 
low- and middle-income working families with qualifying 
                                                                parent of your qualifying individual, or a person whom 
expenses for household services or dependent care. You 
                                                                you can claim as a dependent. If your child provided the 
must have paid qualified expenses for one or more qualify-
                                                                care, they must have been age 19 or older by the end of 
ing individuals (generally a dependent under age 13, or any 
                                                                2023 and can’t be your dependent.
disabled dependent or spouse) so you (and your spouse, if 
                                                                5.  Form OR-40 filers, your adjusted gross income (AGI) on 
filing jointly) could work, look for work, or attend school. 
                                                                Form OR-40, line 7, is less than the limit for your house-
The expenses can’t exceed $12,000 for one qualifying indi-
                                                                hold size. Forms OR-40-N and OR-40-P filers, the greater 
vidual, or $24,000 for two or more; and they can’t exceed 
                                                                of your federal AGI on Form OR-40-N or Form OR-40-P, 
your earned income if filing as single, or the lesser of each 
                                                                line 29F, or your Oregon AGI on Form OR-40-N or Form 
spouse’s earned income if filing jointly. For part-year and 
                                                                OR-40-P, line 29S, is less than the limit for your household 
nonresidents, this credit is prorated based upon your Oregon 
                                                                size.
percentage, line 35, on Form OR-40-N or Form OR-40-P.
Read the instructions below to see if you qualify, then com-                Household size          AGI limit
plete Schedule OR-WFHDC. You must include this schedule                     2                       $59,160
with your return to claim the credit.                                       3                       $74,580
                                                                            4                       $90,000
The WFHDC credit is tied to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 
                                                                            5                       $105,420
Section 21 (federal child and dependent care credit) with a 
few exceptions. You will need to fill out federal Form 2441,                6                       $120,840
Child and Dependent Care Expenses, in order to complete                     7                       $136,260
this schedule, even if you don’t claim the federal child and                8 or more               $151,680
dependent care credit.
You will need access to our WFHDC online calculator or          Definitions
Publication WFHDC-TB to complete the credit computation. 
Both can be found at  www.oregon.gov/dor. If you don’t have     Qualifying individual
access to the internet, contact us. See “Do you have questions 
                                                                A qualifying individual is:
or need help?” at the end of these instructions.
                                                                1.  A qualifying child under age 13 whom you can claim as a 
Read these instructions carefully. A penalty of up to 25 
                                                                dependent. If the child turned 13 during the year, they are 
percent of the amount claimed may be charged if you 
                                                                a qualifying individual for the part of the year they were 
knowingly claim or knowingly assist someone in claiming 
                                                                under 13. If you were divorced or separated, see “Special 
this credit falsely. The penalty is in addition to the credit 
                                                                rule for children of divorced or separated parents” below. 
being adjusted or denied. 
                                                                2.  Your disabled spouse who wasn’t physically or mentally 
                                                                capable of self-care and lived with you for more than half 
General information                                             of the year.
                                                                3.  Any disabled person who lived with you for more than 
You can claim this credit if all of the following are true:     half of the year, wasn’t physically or mentally capable 
                                                                of self-care and could be claimed as your dependent, or 
1.  You incurred dependent care expenses so you (and your 
                                                                could be claimed as your dependent except:
spouse, if filing jointly) could work or look for work. How-
ever, if you looked for work but didn’t find employment,          a.  They had gross income of $4,700 or more;
and you (including your spouse, if filing jointly) don’t have     b.  They filed a joint return; or 
earned income for the year, you can’t claim the credit. The       c.  You (or your spouse, if filing jointly) could be claimed 
expenses may be allowed if you (or your spouse, if filing       as a dependent on another taxpayer’s 2023 return.
jointly) qualify as a disabled individual or a student. Refer 
                                                                Special rule for children of divorced or separated parents. 
to the “Disability” section on page 2 and the “Attending 
                                                                Even if you can’t claim your child as a dependent, they are 
school” section on page 3.
                                                                treated as your qualifying individual if: 
2.  Your filing status is single, head of household, qualifying 
surviving spouse, or married filing jointly. However, if        • The child was a qualifying individual; and 
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• You were the child’s custodial parent. The custodial par-        must be working, looking for work or attending school at the 
ent is the parent with whom the child lived for the greater        time the expenses were incurred for the expenses to qualify.  
number of nights during 2023. If the child was with each 
                                                                   Generally, if you worked or actively looked for work during 
parent for an equal number of nights, the custodial par-           only part of the period in which you incurred the expenses, 
ent is the parent with the higher AGI. For details and an          you must figure your expenses for each day worked. How-
exception for a parent who works at night, see federal             ever, there are special rules for temporary absences or part-
Publication 501.                                                   time work. See IRS Publication 503 for more information.
The noncustodial parent can’t treat the child as a qualifying      Note: You may be asked for proof that you worked or looked 
individual even if that parent is entitled to claim the child as   for work. You can provide time sheets and pay stubs to show 
a dependent under the special rules for a child of divorced        when you were working. You can show your efforts to find 
or separated parents.                                              work with written communication from prospective employ-
Example 1. Hilda and Roberto are divorced with two chil-           ers, as well as details about where and when you applied for 
dren. The children live with Hilda in her home for more than       work and the results.
half of the year. The children stay with Roberto on certain        You may include only the expenses you actually paid. Your 
weekends, holidays, and one month during the summer.               actual expenses can include up to $5,000 ($2,500 if mar-
Hilda pays child-care expenses for 11 months during the            ried filing separately) of pre-tax dependent care benefits 
year. Roberto pays child-care expenses for the one month           described under IRC Section 129. For the purposes of the 
in the summer when the children are with him. Hilda                WFHDC credit, the following dependent care benefits are 
releases the exemption for one child to Roberto. Only Hilda        considered as being paid by you:
may claim the WFHDC credit because the children are her            • Amounts the employer paid directly to you or to the care 
qualifying individuals. Roberto may not claim the WFHDC            provider for the care of the qualifying individual(s) while 
credit for the month he had the children and worked because        you worked;
he doesn’t have a qualifying individual.                           • The fair market value of care in a daycare facility provided 
Example 2. Jaxon and Brenda live together but aren’t mar-          or sponsored by the employer; and
ried. They have a child together who lives with them. Based        • Pre-tax contributions you made under a dependent care 
upon the special rules for divorced or separated parents,          flexible spending arrangement (FSA).
Jaxon qualifies to claim the child as a qualifying individual      Note: The dependent care benefits will be included in the 
(even if he decides to let Brenda claim the child as a depen-      total expenses you paid; however, the expense limitation 
dent). Jaxon will include the child in his household size          ($12,000 for one qualifying individual or $24,000 for two or 
calculation; Brenda will not. They can't split the exemption       more qualifying individuals) will be reduced by the pre-tax 
or WFHDC credit.                                                   amount (line 17).
                                                                   You can’t claim expenses that are paid by someone else, such 
Disability
                                                                   as a state assistance agency, family member, or the child’s 
An individual is disabled if they are physically or mentally       other parent. 
incapable of self-care as a result of a physical or mental 
                                                                   Qualified expenses don’t include amounts you paid for: 
impairment that causes the individual to be incapable of 
caring for their hygiene or nutritional needs, or requires         • Public or private school (K–12).
full-time attention of another person for their own safety or      • Summer school or tutoring.
the safety of others.                                              • Sports.
                                                                   • Overnight camps.
The inability of an individual to engage in any substantial        • Child support payments.
gainful activity or to perform the normal household functions      • Food, lodging, gas, or supplies.
of a homemaker or care for minor children by reason of a           • Late payments and most fees (see federal Publication 503 
physical or mental impairment doesn’t by itself establish that     for more information).
the individual is physically or mentally incapable of self-care.
                                                                   For expenses for after-school activities and boarding school, 
If you are disabled, you may still qualify for the credit even     only the portion that is for dependent care is eligible for this 
if you had no earned income. See the "Earned Income" sec-          credit. The dependent care portion of the expenses must be 
tion on page 4.                                                    listed separately to qualify. 
                                                                   Medical expenses.
Qualified expenses                                                                       If you itemized your deductions 
                                                                   for Oregon, some disabled spouse and dependent care 
Qualified expenses include amounts you paid for house-             expenses may qualify as medical expenses. You can use 
hold services and care of the qualifying individual(s) while       these expenses for either the WFHDC credit or as a medical 
you worked or looked for work. The expenses may also be            expense deduction, but not both. If your expenses qualify 
allowed if you (or your spouse, if filing jointly) attended        as both, see the instructions for Schedule OR-A for more 
school. If your filing status is married filing joint, both of you information. 
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Provider                                                         • Money order stub, along with a corresponding bank state-
                                                                 ment showing the withdrawal.
A provider is an individual or organization that provides        • Cashier’s check, along with a corresponding bank state-
household services or care for the qualifying individual.        ment showing the withdrawal.
The person who provided the care can’t be your spouse, the       • Duplicate check, along with a corresponding bank state-
parent of your qualifying individual, or a person whom you       ment showing the withdrawal.
can claim as a dependent. If your child provided the care,       • Bank statement showing the cash withdrawal, along with 
they must be age 19 or older by the end of 2023, and they        receipts or detailed year end statement. 
can’t be your dependent.                                         • Electronic history report or statement showing money 
                                                                 was sent by you, to whom it was sent and indicate what 
If the provider is a dependent care center, the center must      the payment was for.
meet all applicable state and local regulations. A dependent 
care center is a place that provides care for more than six      Acceptable receipts must be received at the time of pay-
people (other than people who live there) and receives a fee,    ment, must match the proof of payment, and must include 
payment, or grant for providing services for any of those        the following: 
people, even if the center isn’t run for profit.                 • Qualifying individual’s full name.
                                                                 • Dates of care.
Household services                                               • Date and amount paid.
Household services are services needed to care for the quali-    • Name of the person or agency paying.
                                                                 • Provider’s name, address, and phone number.
fying individual, as well as to run the home. They include, 
                                                                 • Provider’s SSN, individual taxpayer identification number 
but aren’t limited to: the services of a cook, maid, babysitter, 
                                                                 (ITIN), or federal employer identification number (FEIN).
housekeeper, or cleaning person if the services were partly 
                                                                 • Method of payment (check, money order, cash, etc.).
for the care of the qualifying individual. Don’t include ser-
vices of a chauffeur or gardener. You can also include your      If you have more than one qualifying individual, be sure the 
share of the employment taxes paid on wages for qualifying       information is listed separately for each.
child and dependent care services.
                                                                 Important: We may ask that your provider fill out Form 
                                                                 OR-PS to verify the amount you paid. Documents provided 
Care of the qualifying individual
                                                                 won’t be returned. Ask for a signed receipt from your pro-
Care includes the cost of services for the qualifying indi-      vider each time you pay for care.
vidual’s well-being and protection. It doesn’t include the       Example 3. Mary has two children and works full-time. 
cost of food, lodging, education, clothing, or entertainment.    Mary’s friend, Connie, is her child-care provider. Mary pays 
You can include the cost for care provided outside your          Connie $500 a month in cash. During the processing of her 
home for your dependent child or for any other qualifying        tax return, Mary was asked for proof of expenses. She didn’t 
individual who regularly spends at least eight hours a day       provide receipts or other proof of payment, so her credit was 
in your home.                                                    denied. Mary filed a written objection and provided receipts 
                                                                 that Connie filled out after the credit denial. Mary can’t be 
You can include amounts paid for items other than the care       allowed the credit because the receipts weren’t provided to 
of your child (such as food and schooling) only if the items     her at the time of payment and she has no other proof that 
are incidental to the care of the child and can’t be separated   she paid Connie.
from the total cost. You can include the cost of a day camp, 
even if it specializes in a particular activity, such as com-    Submitting proof of qualified expenses. If we ask for proof 
puters or soccer. See "Qualified expenses" in the definition     of your qualified expenses, you can submit your documents 
section for more information on what can be included.            online. Visit www.oregon.gov/dor and look for Revenue 
                                                                 Online. You also have the option to mail your documents. 
Proof of qualifying individual’s care expenses                   Follow the instructions included in the letter requesting the 
                                                                 information.
You must be able to prove that you paid qualified expenses 
in order to claim this credit. Legible proof of both the pay-    Attending school
ment and the receipt are required for each expense paid. 
                                                                 You (and/or your spouse, if filing jointly) are considered a 
Note: The level of evidence we require increases when pay-       student if you enrolled and attended school as a full or part-
ments are made in cash or when the provider is a relative        time student in a degree-seeking program and qualified for 
or someone with whom you have a personal relationship            financial aid.  A school doesn’t include an on-the job training 
with, such as a friend. Those who pay child-care expenses        course, correspondence school, training center or a school 
by check are generally better able to prove that they paid the   offering courses only through the internet.   We may request 
expenses claimed. Acceptable  proof of payment   includes,       a copy of your school records.  
but isn’t limited to:
                                                                 You may still qualify for the credit even if you had no earned 
• Cancelled check (front and back).                              income. See the "Earned Income" section below.
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In order to qualify as a student, your Oregon AGI on Form       of this credit and may claim the credit if all other credit 
OR-40, line 7, must be less than the limit for your household   requirements are met:
size.  Forms OR-40-N and OR-40-P filers, the greater of your 
                                                                • You lived apart from your spouse for the last six months 
federal AGI on Form OR-40-N or Form OR-40-P, line 29F, or 
                                                                of 2023;
your Oregon AGI on Form OR-40-N or Form OR-40-P, line 
                                                                • Your home was a qualifying individual’s main home for 
29S, must be less than the limit for your household size. 
                                                                more than half of 2023; and
         Household size            AGI limit                    • You paid more than half of the cost of keeping up that 
                                                                home for 2023.
                   2               $21,692
                                                                See IRS Publication 501 for information and a worksheet for 
                   3               $27,346
                                                                keeping up a home. Note: We may ask for proof that your 
                   4               $33,000                      qualifying individual lived with you or that you and your 
                   5               $38,654                      spouse lived apart.
                   6               $44,308                      Example 4. Andrew separated from his spouse in March. 
                   7               $49,962                      He isn’t separated under a divorce decree or separate main-
              8 or more            $55,616                      tenance agreement. Andrew maintains a home for himself 
                                                                and Logan, his disabled brother. Logan is permanently 
                                                                and totally disabled and goes to an adult care center while 
Financial aid. You must have qualified to receive financial     Andrew is at work.
aid as either a full-time or part-time student. However, to 
qualify, you are not required to have received the financial    Andrew can’t claim Logan as a dependent because Logan’s 
aid. If you do not qualify for financial aid, you cannot claim  gross income is more than $4,700. Because Andrew isn’t able 
                                                                to claim Logan as a dependent, and he is still married as of 
WFHDC for the dependent care expenses when you were 
                                                                the end of the year, he can’t use the head of household filing 
attending school.  
                                                                status. Andrew will instead file as married filing separately. 
For more information, see Schedule OR-WFHDC-ST 
                                                                Andrew is able to claim the credit with Logan as his qualify-
Instructions.
                                                                ing individual, even though Andrew uses the married filing 
                                                                separately filing status, because: 
Earned income
                                                                • He didn’t live with his spouse for the last six months of 
Generally, the earned income amounts for the WFHDC 
                                                                the year;
credit are tied to IRC Section 21. Earned income amounts 
                                                                • He has maintained a home for himself and Logan (a 
are reported on federal Form 2441, lines 4 and 5. If you did 
                                                                qualifying individual) since he separated from his spouse 
not qualify for the federal credit because of your non-taxable 
                                                                in March; 
dependent care benefits, your earned income amounts are 
                                                                • He maintains his own household and provides more than 
reported on Form 2441, lines 18 and 19. 
                                                                half of the cost of maintaining that home for himself and 
Forms OR-40-N and OR-40-P filers, only consider the             Logan; and 
amounts that are taxable to Oregon when calculating your        • Andrew pays an adult care center to care for Logan to 
earned income. Earned income taxable to Oregon includes         allow him to work. 
income earned while working in Oregon as a nonresident 
plus all earned income earned while a resident (if applicable), 
                                                                Form instructions
unless the income is exempt from Oregon tax.
Your earned income must be greater than $0 to claim this        You must complete the entire schedule and submit it with 
credit unless you (or your spouse, if filling jointly) qualify  your Oregon return. Failure to include a completed schedule 
as a student or are disabled.                                   may result in both a delay and denial of your WFHDC credit. 
                                                                Your refund may take longer to process when claiming 
Disabled. If you’re married filing jointly and you or your      this credit. 
spouse were disabled, you may count $250 ($500 if two or 
more qualifying individuals were cared for) per month           Check the boxes
towards earned income for each month or portion of a month 
                                                                Attending school. Check this box if you or your spouse, if 
that the qualifications for being disabled are met. These 
                                                                filing jointly, qualify as a student and paid care expenses 
amounts are already included in federal Form 2441, lines 
                                                                while attending school. We may request a copy of your 
4 and 5 or lines 18 and 19. Only one spouse may qualify as 
                                                                school records. For requirements, see “Attending school” in 
being disabled each month.                                      the definition section.
Married persons filing separately. Generally, married per-      Disabled. Check this box if you’re married and either you 
sons must file a joint return to claim the WFHDC credit. If     or your spouse weren’t physically or mentally capable of 
your filing status is married filing separately and all of the  self-care. Only one spouse can qualify as disabled. The 
following apply, you’re considered unmarried for purposes       other spouse must still work or be looking for work. We 
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may request proof of the disability. For requirements, see          Section 2—Qualifying individuals
“Disability” in the definition section. 
                                                                    List each qualifying individual in order from youngest to 
Example 5. Jean and Glen are married and have three chil-           oldest. Enter their full name, SSN or ITIN, relationship to 
dren in child care. Jean works full time and Glen doesn’t           you (using the codes from the relationship code table), and 
work or attend school and is receiving disability payments. 
                                                                    date of birth. Check the box if the qualifying individual is 
Despite his disability, Glen is physically and mentally able 
to care for himself. Jean and Glen can’t claim this credit for      disabled. Don’t list anyone who isn’t a qualifying individual 
their child-care expenses because Glen didn’t work, look            even if you paid for their care.
for work, or go to school; and he is able to care for himself.      If you have more than three qualifying individuals, fill out 
Section 1—Providers                                                 and include an additional page 3 of Schedule OR-WFHDC. 
                                                                    Add the totals from the additional page onto lines 8, 9, and 
Enter the provider's full name or  business name and com-
                                                                    10 of the original page 4.
plete address. Enter the rest of the provider’s information. 
                                                                    Lines 5h, 6h, and 7h. 
If you have more than three providers, fill out and include                              Enter the total amount of expenses paid 
an additional page 2 of Schedule OR-WFHDC. Add the total            for each qualifying individual in lines 5h, 6h and 7h. Include 
from the additional page onto line 4 of the original page 2.        all expenses that would be considered a qualified expense 
                                                                    even if you didn’t pay for them yourself.
Provider’s SSN, ITIN, or FEIN. You           must enter your pro-
vider’s Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer         Lines 5i, 6i, and 7i. Enter the portion of expenses that were 
Identification Number (ITIN) in the “Provider’s SSN” box or         paid by someone else on your behalf, such as the Employ-
enter the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) in          ment Related Day Care program, a family member, the 
the “Provider’s FEIN” box.                                          child’s other parent, etc. 
If the provider is a tax-exempt organization, leave these two       Lines 5j, 6j, and 7j. Enter the portion of total expenses that 
boxes blank and have the provider fill out federal Form W-10. 
                                                                    you
If you file electronically, submit federal Form W-10 with            paid or that were deducted from your salary. These are 
the Oregon return or as a PDF attachment. If you don’t file         your qualified expenses (see page 2).
electronically, include federal Form W-10 with your return          Limitation on qualified expenses. Enter the maximum 
and keep a copy with your records.                                  amount of expenses that will be allowed on line 16. Enter 
Provider’s phone. Enter a daytime phone number for the              $12,000 for one qualifying individual or $24,000 for two or 
provider. We need a current phone number to contact the             more qualifying individuals. 
provider; otherwise, your refund may be delayed.
                                                                    The limit doesn’t need to be divided equally between the 
Qualifying individual to provider relationship code.                qualified individuals. For example, if you paid $2,000 for the 
Identify the relationship of the qualifying individual to the       care of one qualifying individual and $13,000 for the care 
provider using the code from the relationship code table.
                                                                    of another qualifying individual, you can use the total of 
Amount you paid to provider. Enter the total amount of              $15,000 to figure your credit. It’s also possible one qualifying 
qualified expenses (see page 2) you paid in 2023 to the pro-        individual could have no expenses and a second qualify-
vider. Don’t include amounts someone else paid for you.             ing individual could have expenses exceeding $12,000. You 
                                                                    should list 0 for the first qualifying individual and the actual 
Relationship code table
                                                                    amount for the second qualifying individual. The $24,000 
Title          Code Relationships included                          limit is still used to figure your credit. 
Son/Daughter   SD             Son, daughter, adopted child.
                                                                    Example 6. Lois works for a company that offers dependent 
Stepchild      SC             Stepson, stepdaughter.                care benefits. She contributes $4,000 pre-tax to a flexible 
Foster child   FC             Foster child.                         spending arrangement. Lois’s employer reports the $4,000 of 
Sibling        SB             Brother, sister, half‑brother,        dependent care benefits in box 10 of her W-2. Lois also paid 
                              half‑sister, stepbrother, stepsister, $1,000 with after-tax dollars for qualified expenses. Lois will 
                              brother‑in‑law, sister‑in‑law.        enter $5,000 on line 5h for the total expenses. She will enter 
Parent         PT             Father, mother, stepfather,           $0 on line 5i and $5,000 on line 5j for the amount she paid. 
                              stepmother, father‑in‑law, 
                              mother‑in‑law.                        Example 7. Thalia receives government assistance to pay 
Spouse         SP             Husband, wife.                        her child-care expenses. The child-care provider charges 
Grandparent    GP             Grandmother, grandfather.             Thalia $600 per month to care for her qualifying child. Of 
                                                                    the $600 per month, the state paid $450, and Thalia paid a 
Grandchild     GC             Grandson, granddaughter.
                                                                    co-pay of $150. Thalia’s credit will only be based upon the 
Aunt/Uncle     AU             Aunt, uncle.
                                                                    amount she paid herself. Thalia will enter $7,200 ($600 x 12) 
Niece/Nephew   NN             Niece, nephew.
                                                                    on line 5h for the total expenses paid. She will enter $5,400 
Other relative OR             Son‑in‑law, daughter‑in‑law, cousin,  ($450 x 12) on line 5i for the state assistance that was paid 
                              etc.                                  on her behalf. She will enter $1,800 ($150 x 12) on line 5j for 
No relation    NR             Any other qualifying individual.      the amount she paid. 
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Example 8. Wally and Donna are married and have two chil-      Line 14. Enter the number of people you claimed on your tax 
dren, Amy and Jim. Wally works full time. Donna is unable      return who didn’t live with you in your home for more than 
to work because of an illness that renders her physically      half of 2023. A person can’t be counted in the household size 
and mentally unable to care for herself. A home care worker    calculation on more than one return. 
comes to their home daily to take care of Donna while Wally    Example 10. Eduardo and Paula are unmarried and are the 
is at work. Wally and Donna pay $750 a month for child care    parents of two children: Vivian and Nicolas. They maintain 
($450 per month for Amy’s care and $300 per month for Jim’s    separate households and have joint custody of the children. 
care). They also pay $800 a month for Donna’s care.            Because the children live with Paula more than half the year, 
Wally and Donna will enter $5,400 ($450 x 12) on lines 5h and  they are her qualifying individuals even though she releases 
5j for Amy’s care. They will enter $3,600 ($300 x 12) on lines the exemption for Vivian and allows Eduardo to claim her 
6h and 6j for Jim’s care. They will enter $9,600 ($800 x 12)   instead. Only Paula may claim the credit based on the child-
on lines 7h and 7j for Donna’s care. For their total qualified care expenses she paid because she is the custodial parent.
expense on line 8 and line 10, they will enter $18,600 ($5,400 Paula’s household size is three (herself and both children). 
+ $3,600 + $9,600).                                            She will enter “2” on line 11, “1” on line 12, and “3” on lines 
If you paid for the expenses in a different year than the      13 and 15.
care was provided, claim the credit in the later year in       Example 11. Justin and Cortney have never been married 
which expenses were paid or care was provided. See below       and have two children: Kyle, who lives with Justin all year, 
to ensure you claim the credit in the correct tax year.        and Michael, who lives with Cortney all year. In the summer, 
                                                               each child spends one month with the child’s other parent 
• If the expenses were paid in 2022 for care provided in 2023, 
                                                               and sibling. Both Kyle and Michael live with Justin in July 
claim the expenses in 2023.
                                                               and both children live with Cortney in August. In addition 
• If the expenses were paid in 2023 for care provided in       to the child care for the child that lives with them, each par-
2022, see the instructions for line 28 (under the Section 4    ent also has daycare expenses during those months where 
instructions).                                                 both children are living in the parent’s home.
• If the expenses were paid in 2023 for care provided in 2024, 
claim the expenses in 2024.                                    Justin may claim one qualifying individual because Kyle 
• If the expenses were paid in 2024 for care provided          lives with him. He may claim the expenses he paid for 
in 2023, claim the expenses in 2024, using Schedule            Kyle. He may not claim the child-care expenses he paid for 
OR-WFHDC-PR.                                                   Michael because Michael is Cortney’s qualifying individual, 
                                                               not Justin’s. Cortney may claim one qualifying individual 
Example 9. In December 2023, Jayne pays for the care of her    because Michael lives with her. She may claim the expenses 
disabled mother, who qualifies as her dependent, for the       she paid for Michael, but she may not claim the child-care 
services that will be provided in January 2024. Jayne may      expenses she paid for Kyle because Kyle is Justin’s qualifying 
only claim these expenses in 2024, the later of the years in   child. Justin and Cortney each have a household size of two. 
which the expenses are paid or the services are performed.     They will each enter “2” on lines 11, 13, and 15.
                                                               Example 12. Jessica and Jay have three qualifying children. 
Section 3—Household size calculation
                                                               They also support Jay’s parents who live in Mexico. They 
Lines 11–15. Generally, your household size is the number of   claim seven exemptions on their tax return. Jessica and Jay’s 
people who qualify as your dependents and can be claimed       household size is five, because only five individuals live in 
as an exemption on your 2023 Oregon tax return, who are        their home. They will enter “7” on lines 11 and 13, “2” on 
related to you by blood, marriage, or adoption, and live in    line 14, and “5” on line 15. 
your home.                                                     Example 13. Dominic and Quentin are brothers. They live 
Household size can include your child for whom you have        together with their disabled mother, Jenny. Jenny’s care 
primary custody, even if you allowed the child’s other par-    expense for the year is $4,600. Dominic and Quentin each 
ent to claim the exemption on their tax return. It can also    pay half of the care expense. Either Dominic or Quentin can 
include disabled qualifying individuals who are not related    claim the dependency exemption for Jenny, but not both. 
to you or whom you couldn’t claim on your return because:      They agree that Dominic will claim Jenny as his qualifying 
                                                               individual; therefore, Quentin can’t claim her. Dominic may 
• They had gross income of $4,700 or more; or                  claim the WFHDC credit based on $2,300 of care expenses 
• They filed a joint return; or                                he paid, and a household size of two. Even though Quentin 
• You (or your spouse, if filing jointly) could be claimed as  paid for care, he may not claim the WFHDC credit because 
a dependent on another taxpayer’s 2023 return.                 Jenny isn’t his qualifying individual. 
Household size can also include your spouse, if you: 
                                                               Section 4—Computation of credit
• Filed a joint federal return;
• Filed separately for Oregon because your residency status    Line 16. If you’re claiming one qualifying individual, enter 
is different; and                                              $12,000. If you’re claiming two or more qualifying individu-
• Lived together for the majority of the year.                 als, enter $24,000.
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Line 17. Enter the amount of dependent care benefits as              imputed income for your spouse for
reported on federal Form 2441, line 28. Use this amount even         being disabled.                          2. __________
if you didn’t claim the federal child and dependent care         3. Line 1 minus line 2. This is your spouse's
credit on your federal return. If this amount is more than           earned income. Enter this amount here
line 16, you can't claim this credit.                                and on Schedule OR-WFHDC, line 21.       3. __________
Line 20 and 21. If filing jointly, figure your and your          Line 23.  Your credit percentage is based upon your 
spouse’s earned income separately. On line 20, enter your 
                                                                 household size (line 15), your AGI, and the birthdate of 
earned income as reported on federal Form 2441, line 4. If 
                                                                 your youngest qualifying individual. Form OR-40 filers, 
you did not qualify for the federal credit because of your 
                                                                 your AGI is the amount on Form OR-40, line 7. Forms 
non-taxable dependent care benefits, use the earned income 
                                                                 OR-40-N and OR-40-P filers, your AGI is the larger of 
amount from Form 2441, line 18. Don’t enter any amount less 
                                                                 line 29F or line 29S on your Form OR-40-N or OR-40-P.  
than zero. If you were a student, use the Student imputed 
                                                                 To determine this percentage, use our WFHDC online calcu-
income worksheet below.  
                                                                 lator or Publication WFHDC-TB.  You can find the publica-
On line 21, if you are filing jointly, enter your spouse’s       tion at www.oregon.gov/dor or you can contact us to order it.
earned income from federal Form 2441, line 5. If you did not 
qualify for the federal credit because of your non-taxable       Line 25.  If you (or your spouse if married filing jointly) are 
dependent care benefits, use the earned income amount            a qualifying student (see Attending School section above), 
from Form 2441, line 19. Don’t enter an amount less than         complete Schedule OR-WFHDC-ST.  Enter the amount from 
zero. If your spouse was a student, use the Student spouse       Schedule OR-WFHDC-ST, line 34. Otherwise, enter 0. 
imputed income worksheet below. If you aren’t filing jointly,    Line 27. Form OR-40 filers, enter the amount from line 26. 
enter the amount from line 20 on line 21 also.                   Forms OR-40-N and OR-40-P filers, multiply the amount on 
Students. If you (or your spouse, if filing a joint return) were line 26 by your Oregon percentage (Form OR-40-N or Form 
a full-time student for some part of 5 calendar months dur-      OR-40-P, line 35). The amount on line 27 will never be more 
ing the tax year, you are allowed to add $250 (or $500 if you    than the amount on line 26.
have two or more qualifying persons) per month in imputed        Line 28. If you had qualified expenses for 2022 that 
income to the amounts listed on federal Form 2441, lines 4 or    you didn’t pay until 2023, you may be able to 
5.  (See the instructions for federal Form 2441 for more infor-  increase the amount of credit you can take in 2023. 
mation.) If you or your spouse added this imputed income         To determine your eligibility, complete Schedule  
to federal Form 2441, lines 4 or 5, complete the applicable      OR-WFHDC-PR, then enter the result on line 28. Keep Sched-
worksheet(s) below to determine the amount you must claim        ule OR-WFHDC-PR with your records.
on Schedule OR-WFHDC, lines 20 and 21. 
                                                                 Example 14. In 2022, Jan and Steve had child-care expenses 
Student imputed income worksheet:                                of $4,600 for their disabled 10-year old child. Of the $4,600, 
1. Enter the earned income reported on                           they paid $4,000 in 2022 and $600 in 2023. Their AGI for 2022 
                                                                 was $52,000. Steve’s earned income of $20,000 was less than 
  Form 2441, line 4 (or if applicable, Form
                                                                 Jan’s earned income. Their 2022 WFHDC percentage was 
  2441, line 18).                               1. __________
                                                                 0.30 (30 percent). A credit for their 2022 expenses paid in 2023 
2. Enter the amount of imputed income                            wasn't allowed for tax year 2022. It is allowed for the 2023 
  for being a student that was included                          tax year, but they must use their 2022 WFHDC percentage 
  on Form 2441, line 4 (or if applicable,                        and AGI to compute the amount.
  Form 2441, line 18). Do not enter imputed
                                                                 Jan and Steve will enter $180 ($600 x 0.30) on Schedule OR-
  income for being disabled.                    2. __________
                                                                 WFHDC-PR , line 13 and on Schedule OR-WFHDC , line 28.
3. Line 1 minus line 2. This is your earned
    income. Enter this amount here and on                        Example 15. This is the same scenario as Example 14, except 
    Schedule OR-WFHDC, line 20.                 3. __________    Jan and Steve are part-year Oregon residents. Their 2022 fed-
                                                                 eral AGI was $52,000 and their 2022 Oregon AGI was $41,600. 
Student spouse imputed income worksheet:                         Their Oregon percentage is 0.8 (80 percent). 
1. Enter the earned income reported on Form                      Jan and Steve will enter $144 ($600 x 0.30 x 0.8) on line 15 
    2441, line 5 (or if applicable, Form 2441,                   of Schedule OR-WFHDC-PR, line 15 and on Schedule OR-
    line 19).                                   1. __________    WFHDC, line 28.
2. Enter the amount of imputed income                            Line 29. Add lines 27 and 28. This is your WFHDC credit 
    for your spouse for being a student that                     amount. Form OR-40 filers, enter the result on Schedule OR-
    was included on Form 2441, line 5 (or if                     ASC, Section F, using code 895. Form OR-40-N or OR-40-P 
    applicable, Form 2441, line 19). Don't enter

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filers, enter the result on Schedule OR-ASC-NP, Section H,      • Schedule OR-WFHDC-ST Instructions,   Oregon Working 
using code 895.                                                   Family Household and Dependent Care Credit for Students 
                                                                  instructions.
                                                                • Schedule OR-WFHDC-CL,      Due Diligence Checklist for 
Penalty                                                           Claiming the Working Family Household and Dependent Care 
You may be charged a penalty if you knowingly claim or            (WFHDC) credit.
knowingly assist someone in claiming this credit falsely. The   • Federal Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses, and 
penalty is up to 25 percent of the amount claimed and is in       instructions.
addition to the credit being adjusted or denied.                • Federal Form W-10, Dependent Care Provider’s Identification 
                                                                  and Certification.
If you assist someone in claiming this credit, complete         • Federal Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses.
Schedule OR-WFHDC-CL.This checklist can be found at             Federal Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, 
www.oregon.gov/dor/forms. You are responsible for review-         and Filing Information.
ing the supporting documentation to verify credit eligibility 
and for asking clarifying questions to ensure false informa-
tion isn’t supplied. Also, inform the taxpayer a penalty may    Do you have questions or need help?
be assessed if they knowingly claim the credit falsely.
                                                                  www.oregon.gov/dor
                                                                503-378-4988 or 800-356-4222
Additional resources                                            questions.dor@ dor.oregon.gov
For additional information refer to the following publications: Contact us for ADA accommodations or assistance in other 
                                                                languages.
• Schedule OR-WFHDC-ST, Oregon Working Family Household 
and Dependent Care Credit for Students form.

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