Family & everyday life
Benefits, care costs and tax credits for family life, from child care to medical expenses and support for older relatives.
Family & everyday life
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Family & everyday life 3 min
The work premium starts with the household numbers
Check the income and family information behind Quebec's work premium, then reconcile any advances without counting the credit twice.
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Farah reads the dates on her son's DTC approval
Check the child benefit connection, the July-to-June payment year and which earlier years the CRA reviews automatically.
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The loan paid for school. Does its interest qualify?
Use interest actually paid on a qualifying government student loan, not the full payment or a private student credit line.
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Equal weeks did not settle the dependant-credit question
Read the support obligation before claiming line 30400. Equal parenting time and a shared CCB payment do not decide the tax credit.
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One transfer, two kinds of support
Separate child support from qualifying spousal support, reconcile actual payments and check arrears before completing the tax return.
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Prepare the disability tax credit application around daily function
Use the current T2201 process and describe the effects of an impairment with the appropriate medical practitioner.
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