Line 31400 – Pension income amount

You may be able to claim up to $2,000 if you reported eligible pension, superannuation or annuity payments on line 11500, line 11600 or line 12900 of your return.

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Eligibility

You may be able to claim up to $2,000 if you reported:

For a list of eligible pension and annuity income, see the charts below.

Eligible pension income does not include any of the following income amounts:

If you and your spouse or common-law partner elected to split pension income, follow the instructions at Step 4 of Form T1032, Joint Election to Split Pension Income, to calculate the amount to enter on line 31400 of your and your spouse's or common-law partner's return.

Note

Amounts such as old age security benefits, Canada Pension Plan benefits, Quebec Pension Plan benefits, death benefits, retiring allowances, excess amounts from a RRIF transferred to an RRSP, another RRIF or an annuity, amounts shown in boxes 18, 20, 26, 28 and 34 of your T4RSP slips, and amounts distributed from a retirement compensation arrangement shown on your T4A-RCA slips do not qualify for the pension income amount.

Questions and answers

Questions and answers Answer the following questions to find out if you can claim the pension income amount.

Completing your tax return

Complete the chart for line 31400 using your Federal Worksheet and enter the result on line 31400 of your return.

Pension income splitting

If you are electing to split your eligible pension income with your spouse or common-law partner, complete Form T1032, Joint Election to Split Pension Income, to calculate the amount to enter on line 31400 of your return.

Tax tips

You may be able to transfer all or part of your pension income amount to your spouse or common-law partner or claim all or part of their pension income amount. For more information, see line 32600.

Claim the corresponding provincial or territorial non-refundable tax credit that you may be entitled to on line 58360 of your provincial or territorial Form 428.

Doing taxes for someone who died

There may be special considerations when claiming amounts on line 31400 for someone who died.

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