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Schedule 2 (Form 1040A) Child and Dependent Care Expenses for Form 1040A Filers 2005. Summary: This is an example of Schedule 2 (Form 1040A) 2005, as pertains to the text. The completed line items are:

Name(s) shown on Form 1040A” field contains Jerry & Ann Jones
Your social security number” field contains 246-00-2468
Under “Part I: Persons or organizations who provided the care”:
1(a) Care provider's name” field contains
Sue Smith
Pine Street Nursery School
1(b) Address (number, street, apartment number, city, state, and ZIP code)” field contains
413 Maple Street, Anytown, Pennsylvania 18605
706 Pine Street, Anytown, Pennsylvania 18605
1(c) Identifying number (S.S.N. or E.I.N.)” field contains
132-00-5467
10-6754321
1(d) Amount paid (see instructions)” field contains
3,000
3,200
Under “Part II: Credit for child and dependent care expenses”:
2. Information about your qualifying person(s). If you have more than two qualifying persons, see the instructions.
(a) Qualifying person's name: First Last” field contains
Daniel Jones
Amy Jones
(b) Qualifying person's social security number” field contains
123-00-9876
123-00-6789
(c) Qualified expenses you incurred and paid in 2005 for the person listed in column (a)” field contains
3,000
3,200
3. Add the amounts in column (c) of line 2. Do not enter more than $3,000 for one qualifying person or $6,000 for two or more persons. If you completed Part III, enter the amount from line 26.” field contains 6,000
4. Enter your earned income.” field contains 12,500
5. If married filing jointly, enter your spouse's earned income (if your spouse was a student or was disabled, see the instructions); all others, enter the amount from line 4.” field contains 15,000
6. Enter the smallest of line 3, 4, or 5.” field contains 6,000
7. Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 22.” field contains 27,500
8. Enter on line 8 the decimal amount shown below that applies to the amount on line 7.” field contains .28
9. Multiply line 6 by the decimal amount on line 8. If you paid 2004 expenses in 2005, see the instructions.” field contains 1,680
10. Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 28.” field contains 468
11. Credit for child and dependent care expenses. Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10 here and on Form 1040A, line 29.” field contains 468