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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The school bag changes houses. What happens to the CCB?
Check the 40% to 60% shared-custody rule, update both CRA files and understand why the two parents can receive different amounts.
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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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Medical receipts do not have to follow January to December
Compare eligible paid expenses across a 12-month period ending in the tax year, with reimbursements and prior claims removed.
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The daycare changed. The advance payments did not.
Compare the credit calculated on Schedule C with the advances already received, and update the file when childcare or family circumstances change.
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The daycare receipt is in Maya's name. Who claims it?
Check the lower-income rule, eligible care and receipts before deciding which return includes child care expenses.
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Nora waits for the insurance statement before adding the receipts
Match eligible Canadian fertility expenses with the Ontario medical claim, deduct reimbursements and choose one partner to claim.
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