Transfer the disability tax credit to spouse
Pre-test question
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To find out if an individual is eligible for the DTC they must submit a completed Form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate, to the CRA. This form must be completed and signed by a health practitioner.
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To find out if an individual is eligible for the DTC they must submit a completed Form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate, to the CRA. This form must be completed and signed by a health practitioner.
Instructions
- Open the tax software
- Review the Background information and Required slips (tax slips, receipts, etc.)
- Provide all required information for the appropriate sections of the tax software
- Once completed, compare your results with the solution provided
- Afterwards, refer to the Takeaway points
Background information
Situation
Nadia is employed at Pets R Us. She also received Advanced Canada workers benefit payments. Alexei is retired and receives income from the CPP, old age security (OAS), interest and superannuation (registered pension plan).
Nadia is approved for the DTC and she wants to transfer the unused portion of her credit to Alexei.
| Categories | Datas |
|---|---|
| Name | Alexei Reznikov |
| Social insurance number (SIN) | 000 000 000 |
| Address | 123 Main Street City, Province X0X 0X0 |
| Date of birth (DOB) | October 2, 1961 |
| Marital status | Married to: |
Required slips
T4A – Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income (for Alexei)
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T4A – Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income
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Payer’s name: Bank of Canada
Recipient’s name and address:
Last name: Reznikov
First name: Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Box 012: Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 016: Pension or superannuation – line 11500: 11,000.00
Box 022: Income tax deducted – line 43700: 2,046.00
T4A(OAS) – Statement of Old Age Security (for Alexei)
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T4A(OAS) – Statement of Old Age Security
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Issued by: Service Canada
Reznikov, Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Box 12: Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 18: Taxable pension paid: 6,778.44
Box 22: Income tax deducted: 0.00
T4A(P) – Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits (for Alexei)
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T4A(P) – Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits
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Issued by: Service Canada
Reznikov, Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Box 12: Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 21: Number of months – disability: 6
Box 23: Number of months – retirement: 6
Box 22: Income tax deducted: 0.00
Box 14: Retirement benefit: 6,211.00
Box 16: Disability benefit: 8,216.00
T5 – Statement of Investment Income (for Alexei)
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T5 – Statement of Investment Income
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Recipient’s name (last name first) and address:
Reznikov, Alexei
123 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Payer’s name and address:
Bank 1
456 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Box 13: Interest from Canadian sources: 85.00
Box 22: Recipient’s identification number: 000000000
T4 – Statement of Remuneration Paid (Pets R Us) (for Nadia)
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T4 – Statement of Remuneration Paid
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Employer’s name: Pets R Us
Employee’s name and address:
Last name: Reznikov
First name: Nadia
123 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Box 12: Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 14: Employment income: 4,875.00
Box 16: Employee’s CPP contributions - see over: 72.19
Box 18: Employee’s EI premiums: 65.00
Box 22: Income tax deducted: 897.00
Box 24: EI insurable earnings: 4,875.00
Box 26: CPP/QPP pensionable earnings: 4,875.00
Box 44: Union dues: 50.00
Box 45: Employer-offered dental benefits: 1
RC210 – Advanced Canada workers benefit (ACWB) statement (for Nadia)
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RC210 – Advanced Canada workers benefit (ACWB) statement
Issued by: Canada Revenue Agency
Reznikov, Nadia
123 Main Street
City, Province X0X 0X0
Social insurance number: 000 000 000
Box 10: Total Basic Advanced Canada workers benefit: 759.00
Box 11: Total Advanced Canada workers benefit disability supplement: 392.00
Review your results
Solution to Transfer disability tax credit to spouse.
Takeaway points
Steps to follow
- Review their background information and required slips
- Using Alexei’s profile in Interview setup, tick the boxes next to Pension income, other income and split pension income, COVID-19 benefits (T4A, T4FHSA, T4A(OAS), T4A(P), T4A-RCA, T4RSP, T4RIF, T1032) in the Pension and other income section and Interest, investment income and carrying charges/interest expenses/CNIL (T3, T5, T4PS, T5008, RC359) in the Investment income and expenses section
- Click T4A, T4FHSA and pension income in the left-side menu, then click the + signs beside each of the following to enter the amounts for each tax slip:
- T4A - Pension, retirement, annuity, and other income (COVID-19 benefits)
- T4A(OAS) - Old age security pension income
- T4A(P) - Statement of Canada or Québec pension plan benefits
- Alexei’s T4A(P) indicates he received both CPP retirement and disability benefits throughout the year. The total number of months in the Number of months – retirement and Number of months – disability fields may not exceed 12, so enter 6 into both fields
- Click Interest, investment income and carrying charges in the left-side menu, then click the + sign next to T5 – Investment income to enter the amounts from Alexei’s T5
- Using Nadia’s profile in Interview setup, tick the boxes next to Employment income and employment insurance benefits (T4, T4E/RL-6) in the Employment and other benefits section and Medical expenses, disability, caregiver in the Common tax deductions section
- Click T4 and employment income in the left-side menu, then click the + sign next to T4 income (earned in any province except Quebec) to enter the information from her tax slip
- Click Other information slips in the left-side menu, then click the + sign next to RC210 – Canada workers benefit advance payments statement [Federal line 41500] to enter the information from the tax slip
- Click Medical, disability, caregiver in the left-side menu, then click the + sign next to Infirmity and Disability amounts claim for yourself* (line 31600) in the Disability deductions, caregiver section
- Enter the applicable information into the Name or description of infirmity field, then select Claim disability amount (default) from the Are you eligible for the disability amount on federal line 31600? drop-down menu and Yes from the Does this infirmity provide entitlement to the Canada caregiver amount? drop-down menu
- Select Yes from the Does CRA already have an approved T2201 form for this disability? Drop-down menu
When an individual transfers their unused portion of the DTC to their spouse or common-law partner, the transferred amount is found on line 32600. In this case, the caregiver amount for Nadia is included in the calculation on line 30300, but depending on the circumstances, an individual may also claim the caregiver amount for a spouse on line 30425.
Although the information is not transmitted to the CRA, the Name or description of infirmity is still a mandatory field when claiming the disability tax credit. If the individual does not volunteer this information, simply enter Unknown into the field.
For more information, refer to UFile instructions.
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