All of this just confuses the heck out of me. I pay someone to do my taxes but I don’t keep track of any of this, although I am aware that some of what is listed can be counted. Tom had mentioned in that thread that some of the things listed on that list are not actually accurate. You can only deduct time spent doing activities you wouldn’t normally do if it weren’t for daycare. So things like shoveling and mowing the lawn wouldn’t necessarily count, just the hours that you go above what you would do if there was no daycare. I am unsure how I would even calculate these things/if there would be much of a difference.
I do a lot of stuff while the kids are here but there are some things I need to start writing down. I do need to keep better track of when I am planning crafts after hours, times I am sanitizing toys on weekends and entering all meal counts and what not. A lot of the grey area stuff is what confuses me.