Monthly grocery budge for daycare only

[mickyc]

Last year my total groceries for my home was almost $10,000. I claim half for daycare so used $5,000 so works out to be around $400 a month for daycare groceries

[crayolamom]

Last year my total groceries for my home was almost $10,000. I claim half for daycare so used $5,000 so works out to be around $400 a month for daycare groceries

I wasn't aware that we are legally allowed to do this considering daycare kids don't have dinner and many don't get breakfast so how would this be equal to a family grocery bill not to mention the kids don't get food on the weekends?

[MsBell]

I wasn't aware that we are legally allowed to do this considering daycare kids don't have dinner and many don't get breakfast so how would this be equal to a family grocery bill not to mention the kids don't get food on the weekends?

My accountant does it that way too, 50% of my entire grocery bill. Also, my accountant claims my cable bill, Daycare kids don't watch tv in my house. That is why I don't mind paying to have my taxes done.

[Lee-Bee]

My accountant does it that way too, 50% of my entire grocery bill. Also, my accountant claims my cable bill, Daycare kids don't watch tv in my house. That is why I don't mind paying to have my taxes done.

I took the child care tax course through the CCPRN and I believe of the 3 ways presented for claiming food was to use the portion of your house dedicated to daycare percentage. So here it was 33% of the house is solely for daycare therefore 33% of all house expenses and 33% of food costs were claimable. There fore if you are using 50% of your house for daycare then 50% of food costs could be claimable.

But, as usual don't take my word on that, our accountant took care of it for us!