Your 2017 Tax Return

About You

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About Your Residence

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For the part of the year you weren't a resident of Canada what was your:


You don't meet the 90% test, so we'll automatically prorate the relevant non-refundable tax credits for you.

You meet the 90% test so we won't prorate your non-refundable tax credits.

You and Your Family

Misc

Manitoba Tax Credits

You must report income to claim these credits.

If you lived separately before your marital status change, both you and your partner can claim this credit.

One person can claim their rent and/or property tax for the part of the year before the change and can claim the total amount of rent and/or property tax for the part of the year after the change. The other person can claim rent and/or property tax for their separate residence only for the part of the year before the change.

Ontario Trillium Benefit

Most people who own or rent a home can apply for tax credits. Learn more.

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Suggestions

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If you moved for work or school, you may be able to deduct moving expenses.

You have unused moving expenses from last year. If you've got the same job add the moving expenses section and complete the carry forward section.

You have unused workspace-in-home expenses from last year. If you've got the same job add a T777 to your return and complete the work-space-in-the-home tab.

You have unused donations from last year. Add this section to your return to either claim them or carry them forward to next year.

You have unused student loan interest from last year. Add this section to your return to either claim it or carry it forward to next year.

You claimed CPP disability benefits but did not claim the disability tax credit. If you have a valid T2201 on file with the CRA you should claim the tax credit. Learn more.

You may be able to claim the Canada caregiver amount for .

You participated in the Home Buyers' Plan so you may qualify for the Home Buyers' Amount.

You have an amount in box 87 of your T4 slip, so you may be eligible for the firefighter's amount or search and rescue volunteer credit.

If you made RRSP contributions you should report them and consider designating them as a repayment to your home buyer's plan or life long learning plan.

You should consider designating your RRSP contributions as a repayment to your home buyer's plan or life long learning plan.

You may be eligible for the Working Income Tax Benefit!

You may be eligible for the Tax Credits Respecting the Work Premium!

If you paid for a transit pass, don't forget to claim the public transit amount. Usually you can even claim this credit if you paid for the pass through your tuition.

You've indicated you'll transfer either your federal or provincial tuition amount to someone. You may want to transfer both the federal and provincial amounts.

You have eligible pension income that you might be able to split with .

You may be eligible for the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit and/or the Northern Ontario Energy Credit.

You may be eligible for the Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant.

You have not applied for the Solidarity Tax Credit.

You have not applied for the Tax Shield Tax Credit.

You may be eligible for the Amount for Person Living Alone.

Would you like to receive your Québec refund before your return has been processed?

Would you like to transfer part of your refund to decrease your partner's balance owing?

Because you live in the territories, you may be eligible for the northern residents deduction.

Because you claimed the amount for recent graduates in a remote region, you may be eligible for the northern residents deduction.

You may qualify for the Manitoba Personal Tax Credit. Only you or may claim this credit.

If you owned or rented a home, you may qualify for the Education Property Tax Credit and/or School Tax Credit. Only you or may claim this credit.

Since was in school, you may be eligible to claim part of the childcare deduction.

You have a loss that you may be able to carry back to a prior year.

You had a non-capital loss last year which you may be able to apply to this year. You can confirm whether you have unused losses by using CRA's My Account or by calling the CRA.

You reported capital gains in the year. If you have unused capital losses from prior years, you may use them to reduce your taxable income. You can confirm whether you have unused losses by using CRA's My Account or by calling the CRA.

You reported capital gains and you had unused capital losses last year. You may want to use these losses to reduce your income. You may also have unused capital losses from a prior year. Find this information on CRA's My Account or by calling the CRA.

You have unused capital losses from last year. We recommend adding the Prior Year Loss section so we'll carry these losses forward for you.

You have an alternative minimum tax carryover from 2016 that you may be able to use to reduce your 2017 tax.

If you paid GST or HST on your employment expenses, union dues, or professional fees, you may be entitled to a GST/HST rebate.

You entered a negative amount in box 104 of a T5013 slip. To claim this loss on your return you need to enter your at-risk amount in box 105.

You've transferred too much federal tuition from your dependant(s). You should transfer no more than this year.

You've transferred too much provincial/territorial tuition from your dependant(s). You should transfer no more than this year.

You have federal transfer tax of that's being applied to your Québec return. You can review or change this amount in the Transfer Tax section.

Your business or rental section includes a repair or maintenance expense. If you paid someone for the repairs or maintenance, we recommend you include more details.

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Do you intend on filing a return for a prior tax year? If so, in order to accurately assess your 2017 return, please file prior year returns (oldest return first) before you file your 2017 return.

Warnings

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If you changed your name, address, or direct deposit information, you must notify the CRA before submitting. To notify the CRA, use My Account or call 1-800-959-8281.

If you moved, pleaseYour address may be out of date. Please change your address with the CRA before submitting your return.

You have two T4 slips with the same amount in box 14. We recommend checking to ensure you haven’t accidentally entered the same slip twice.

You have two T4A slips with the same amount in box 16. We recommend checking to ensure you haven’t accidentally entered the same slip twice.

You have two T4A(P) slips with the same amount in either box 20 or box 14. We recommend checking to ensure you haven’t accidentally entered the same slip twice.

There might be a duplicate entry for one (or more) of your dependants. Please review the Your Dependants section and delete any duplicates.

You indicated that you held foreign property with a total cost of more than $100,000 but you didn't complete a T1135.

Your income on your Québec tax return is different than your income on your federal tax return.

We recommend you review box A of your RL-1 slips. Normally, the difference between box A of your RL-1 and box 14 of your corresponding T4 should equal to the amount in box J of your RL-1. If the amounts are correct, you can ignore this warning.

We recommend you review your T4/RL-1 slips. If you received an RL-1 where the amount in box A is equal to the amount in box J, change the answer to "Did you receive a corresponding RL-1 slip?" to "No" and follow these instructions.

You did not receive any OAS in 2017. If you are not entitled to receive it because you immigrated to Canada, in which year did you immigrate?

NETFILE only allows up to six financial statements. You'll need to print & mail your return.

You made support payments but also claimed the amount for eligible dependant. Generally, you can't claim a child as your eligible dependant if you had to make support payments for them. Ensure you are allowed to claim this credit before filing.

You and have the same income. Who will claim the SK amount for childrenPEI amount for childrenNS amount for young childrenNU amount for young childrenON tax reductions for dependants?

Does have a valid T2201 (Disability Tax Credit Certificate) on file with the CRA, and is that T2201 registered on your account with the CRA? If you answer "It is", but T2201 is not registered on your account, your return will be rejected by NETFILE.

You claimed a pension splitting deduction of but indicated net income was only . We recommend that you review net income before submitting your return. If it's correct you can ignore this warning.

At the end of 2016 you had a balance in your lifelong learning plan or home buyers' plan. Please review the RRSP section to ensure you've entered your required repayment, if any, for 2017.

You claimed a GST rebate in 2016 but didn't report that amount as income this year.

You are claiming unused non-capital losses on line 252 so you may be subject to alternative minimum tax.

You're subject to alternative minimum tax (AMT). You should add your unapplied net capital losses from prior years to the AMT section.

You indicated you have a child born in 2017 or 2016 and you did not report parental benefits (EI) on your return. If you did not receive EI payments in 2017 you can ignore this message.

The amount in box 20 of your T4A(P) slip does not equal the sum of the amounts in boxes 14 to 19. Please ensure you've entered all amounts correctly before submitting.

The total of the amounts in box 16 of your T4 slips seems high, so we recommend you review these slips before submitting. If they're correct you can ignore this message.

You indicated that you were exempt from CPP on your T4 slip (box 28) but you also reported CPP contributions in box 16. We recommend you review your T4 slips before you submit.

You didn't report CPP or QPP premiums (box 16 or 17) on a T4 slip but didn't indicate you were exempt from CPP. We recommend reviewing your T4 slip(s).

There may be a typo in box 26 of your T4 slip. We recommend you review your T4 slips before you submit your return. If box 26 is correct you can ignore this message.

The total of the amounts in box 18 of your T4 slips seems high, so we recommend you review these slips before submitting. If they're correct you can ignore this message.

You indicated that you were exempt from EI on your T4 slip (box 28) but you also reported EI contributions in box 18. We recommend you review your T4 slips before you submit.

You didn't report EI premiums (box 18) on a T4 slip but didn't indicate you were exempt from EI. We recommend reviewing your T4 slip(s).

You reported an amount in box 24 or box 26 of a T4 slip but did not report any income on that slip. We recommend you review your T4 slips before submitting your return.

There may be a typo in box 24 of your T4 slip. We recommend you review your T4 slips before you submit your return. If box 24 is correct, you can ignore this message.

You've entered a very low FX rate on a T5 slip. You should review this rate before filing your return. If it's correct you can ignore this message.

You've entered a very low FX rate when reporting your foreign income. You should review this rate before filing your return. If it's correct you can ignore this message.

You've entered a very low FX rate when reporting your foreign pension income. You should review this rate before filing your return. If it's correct you can ignore this message.

You've entered a very low FX rate on your T1135. You should review this rate before filing your return. If it's correct you can ignore this message.

When reporting your business income you claimed CCA for class 10 or class 10.1 on the CCA tab. If this is a personal vehicle we suggest you use the motor vehicle tab instead.

When reporting your fishing income you claimed CCA for class 10 or class 10.1 on the CCA tab. If this is a personal vehicle we suggest you use the motor vehicle tab instead.

When reporting your farming income you claimed CCA for class 10 or class 10.1 on the CCA tab. If this is a personal vehicle we suggest you use the motor vehicle tab instead.

When reporting your rental income you claimed CCA for class 10 or class 10.1 on the CCA tab. If this is a personal vehicle we suggest you use the motor vehicle tab instead.

You have a farming loss. Please review the CNIL section and complete fields 6808 and 6810 if they apply to you. If they don't apply, ignore this message.

You have a fishing loss. Please review the CNIL section and complete fields 6808 and 6810 if they apply to you. If they don't apply, ignore this message.

You reported an LP loss or a rental loss. If you have a T5013 with an amount in box 108, you must report it. If you don't have a T5013, ignore this message.

You are claiming an additional residency amount for the northern residents deduction and is also claiming the northern residents deduction. If you and are claiming the deduction for the same dwelling, you may not claim the additional residency amount for that period.

You may need to pay tax by instalments.

You may have incorrectly entered your unused contributions in the RRSP section. Unused contributions are not the same thing as your deduction limit.

You may have incorrectly entered your unused contributions in the RRSP section. They aren't your deduction limit minus your contributions.

You may have incorrectly entered your unused contributions in the RRSP section. Most people don't have over $5,000 in unused contributions. If you're sure you entered the correct amount, you can ignore this message.

You may have excess RRSP contributions. If so, you might need to file a paper T1-OVP form.

You reported scholarship income for a full-time educational program but didn't report any full-time months in the Tuition section.

You reported scholarship income for a part-time educational program but didn't report any part-time months in the Tuition section.

Your income is exceptionally high. We recommend you review your return to ensure all amounts are entered correctly.

Your amount owing is exceptionally high. We recommend you review your return to ensure all amounts are entered correctly.

Your refund is exceptionally high. We recommend you review your return to ensure all amounts are entered correctly.

Errors

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Some of the information in your and profiles is out of sync. Please delete the section from both profiles and then add it back to resolve this issue.

We see that you didn't report any taxable income this year. If you earned any taxable income in 2017, make sure to report it. If you did not, select "I did not".

You indicated that you would apply for the Trillium Benefit but you didn't include all the necessary information. You must apply for at least one credit and complete Part A.

Based on the information you provided on your T2202A slips, you need to include at least months in the provincial tuition section.

You must pay a premium under the Québec Prescription Drug Insurance Plan.

Please confirm you and used the T4A(P) and/or T4A(OAS) sections to report your CPP and/or OAS payments, if any.

You can't create or increase a rental loss by claiming CCA. Your rental loss is currently $, please adjust your CCA claim accordingly.

You reported income from a communal organization on a T3 slip. Have you also reported this income on a T2125? You must report this income to complete your return.

You did not receive any OAS in 2017. If you did, add a T4A(OAS).

You did not receive a pension adjustment in 2017. If you did, make sure to report it.

You reported certain employment expenses so you must add a TP-64.3.

To carry back a Québec loss, you must print and mail in form TP-1012.A.

You reported a deemed limited partnership loss in box 108 of a T5013. You must also either 1) enter amounts in boxes 104 and 105 of that slip, or 2) report your rental loss on a T776.

Are any of your deductions related to CCA or carrying charges on film property?

Is your rental loss (or your non-capital loss from a prior year) related to CCA or carrying charges on your rental property?

Is any of your income, or are any of your deductions, from tax shelters or limited partnerships?

Are any of your deductions related to resource property or flow through shares?

The total tax deducted on line 6804 of the T1032 can't equal 1) the total of the inputs on lines 6802 and line 6806, or 2) either of the inputs on line 6802 or 6806. You may need to review the Pension Income section and/or any pension income slips to fix this error.

You reported CPP contributions in box 16 of a T4 slip, but did not report the related income.

Because you designated the UCCB to you must report at least in his or her net income in the Your Dependants section.

Your total RRSP transfers can't exceed your pension income (line 115), retirement income (line 129), and other income (line 130) on your T1 minus line 6810 on your T936.

You indicated that you paid EI premiums with respect to your business or fishing income. You must report those EI premiums in box 18 of a T4 slip.

You can only claim the Canada caregiver amount for up to 22 children under 18.

You can only claim the caregiver amount for up to 22 dependants.

You must select at least one type of property on your T1135.
You must select at least one country on your T1135.
You must report at least one type of property on your T1135.

Please confirm that did not have a positive net income in 2017.
If had net income, report it.report it in his/her return before completing your return.

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Summary

Optimizations

We'll optimize your and tax returns to ensure that you get the maximum combined refund. Learn more.

We'll optimize your tax return to ensure that you carry forward any amounts you don't benefit from claiming this year. You can override the results in this section.

We'll optimize your tax return to ensure that you carry forward any amounts you don't benefit from claiming this year. You can override the results in this section.

These amounts may change when you check and optimize your return.

This year This year Maximum
Canada caregiver amount for infirm children
Public transit amount
Home accessibility expenses
Home buyers' amount
Adoption expenses
Canada caregiver amount
Federal tuition amount transferred from a child
Medical expenses for self, partner and dependant children
Allowable amount of medical expenses for other dependants
Federal political contributions
Donations to registered charities
Donations to government bodies
Donations to prescribed universities outside Canada
Donations to the UN and charities outside Canada
Québec donations to registered charities
Québec donations to government bodies
Québec donations to a registered museum, cultural, or communications organization
Québec donations to the U.N. or a prescribed foreign university
Québec donations of food products
Québec donations of gifts of public work of art at 50%
Québec donations of gifts of public work of art at 25%
Québec donations of gifts of work of art to a Québec museum
Québec donations of gift of a building for cultural purposes
Québec gifts of cultural property
Québec ecological gifts
Québec gifts of musical instruments
Québec gift of cultural property of public work of art at 50%
Québec gift of cultural property of public work of art at 25%
Québec gift of cultural property of work of art to a Québec museum
Québec large cultural donation
Québec cultural patronage
adoption expenses
children's fitness expenses
children's arts expenses
BC political contributions
Manitoba fitness expenses
low-income tax reduction
amount for young children
Nunavut amount for young children
Ontario tax reduction (for dependants)
Ontario political contributions
Saskatchewan amount for children
Saskatchewan home buyers' amount
tuition amount transferred from a child
amount for infirm dependants age 18 or older
Ontario caregiver amount
caregiver amount
Québec medical expenses for services not available in your area (line 378)
Québec medical expenses (line 381)
medical expenses for other dependants
Manitoba fertility expenses
BC home accessibility expenses
NB home accessibility expenses
Québec age amount, amount for a person living alone and amount for retirement income
Québec amount for a child under 18 enrolled in post-secondary studies
Québec amount for other dependants
Québec childcare credit
Québec caregiver amount
Québec adoption credit
Québec child fitness credit
Québec child arts credit
Student loan interest N/A
Québec student loan interest N/A
Québec tuition credit at 20% rate N/A
Québec tuition credit at 8% rate N/A
Québec labour-sponsored fund FTQ N/A
Québec labour-sponsored fund CSN N/A
Prior-year net capital losses N/A
Prior year non-capital losses N/A
Prior year farm/fishing loss N/A
Prior year RFL N/A
Prior year ABIL N/A
Québec prior-year net capital losses N/A
Québec prior year non-capital losses N/A
Québec prior year farm/fishing loss N/A
Québec prior year RFL N/A
Québec prior year ABIL N/A
2017 RRSP deduction N/A
Spousal dividend transfer
Optimized Split Amount Maximum Split Amount
Split pension income (from to )
Note: this split amount will result in OAS payments being clawed-back. If you want to avoid this, split .
Québec Split pension income (from to )
Unused amounts 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Donations to registered charities
Donations to government bodies
Donations to prescribed universities outside Canada
Donations to the UN and charities outside Canada
Québec donations to registered charities
Québec donations to government bodies
Québec donations to a registered museum, cultural, or communications organization
Québec donations to the U.N. or a prescribed foreign university
Québec donations of food products    
Québec donations of gifts of public work of art at 50%
Québec donations of gifts of public work of art at 25%
Québec donations of gifts of work of art to a Québec museum
Québec donations of gift of a building for cultural purposes
Québec gifts of cultural property
Québec ecological gifts
Québec gifts of musical instruments
Québec gift of cultural property of public work of art at 50%
Québec gift of cultural property of public work of art at 25%
Québec gift of cultural property of work of art to a Québec museum
Québec large cultural donation
Québec cultural patronage
Non-capital losses
Farm and fishing losses
Restricted farm losses
Business investment losses
Québec non-capital losses
Québec farm and fishing losses
Québec restricted farm losses
Québec business investment losses
Student loan interest
Québec labour-sponsored fund FTQ
Québec labour-sponsored fund CSN
Net capital losses
Québec net capital losses
Québec student loan interest  
Québec tuition credit at 8% rate  
Québec tuition credit at 20% rate  
RRSP contributions

Your and combined is . This total includes all your federal and Québec amounts.

Amounts

Here's a breakdown of your and tax returns.

Federal Refund or Balance Owing
101Employment income
104Other employment income
113Old age security pension
114CPP or QPP benefits
115Other pension income
116Elected split-pension amount (transferee)
117UCCB income
119Employment insurance
120Taxable amount of dividends
121Interest and other investment income
122Net partnership income (limited or non-active partners)
125Registered disability savings plan income
126Rental income
127Taxable capital gains
128Taxable support payments received
129RRSP income
130Other income
135Business income
137Professional income
139Commission income
141Farming income
143Fishing income
144Worker's compensation benefits
145Social assistance payments
146Net federal supplements
150Total income
207Registered pension plan deduction
208RRSP/PRPP deduction
210Elected split-pension amount (pensioner)
212Annual union, professional, or like dues
213UCCB repayment
214Child care expenses
215Disability supports deduction
217Allowable business investment loss
479Moving expenses
220Deductible support payments made
221Carrying charges & interest expenses
222CPP/QPP on self-employment income
224Exploration and development expenses
229Other employment expenses
231Clergy residence deduction
232Other deductions
235Social benefits repayments
236Net income
244Canadian Forces and police deduction
248Employee home relocation loan
249Security options deductions
250Other payments deduction
251Limited partnership losses of other years
252Non-capital losses of other years
253Net capital losses of other years
254Capital gains deduction
255Northern residents deduction
256Additional deductions
260Taxable income
300Basic personal amount
301Age amount
303Spouse or common-law partner amount
304Canada caregiver amount for partner or eligible dependant age 18 or older
305Amount for eligible dependant
307Canada caregiver amount for other infirm dependants age 18 or older
367Canada caregiver amount for infirm children under 18 years old
308CPP/QPP contributions on employment income
310CPP/QPP contributions on self-employment income
312EI premiums on employment income
375Provincial parental insurance plan premiums paid
376PPIP premiums payable on employment income
378PPIP premiums payable on self-employment income
317EI premiums on self-employment income
362Volunteer firefighters' amount
395Search and rescue volunteers' amount
363Canada employment amount
364Public transit amount
369Home buyers' amount
313Adoption expenses
314Pension income amount
316Disability amount (for self)
318Disability amount transferred from dependant
319Interest paid on student loans
323Tuition and education amount
324Tuition amount transferred from a child
326Amounts transferred from your partner
332Medical expenses
340Allowable charitable donations
342Eligible amount of cultural and ecological gifts
350Total non-refundable tax credits
425Federal dividend tax credit
427Minimum tax carryover
405Federal foreign tax credit
410Federal political contribution tax credit
412Investment tax credit
414Labour-sponsored funds tax credit
415Working income tax benefit advance payments--
418Special taxes--
420Net federal tax
421CPP contributions payable
430Employment insurance premiums payable
422Social benefits repayments
428Provincial or territorial tax
435Total payable
437Total income tax deducted
438Transfer tax for residents of Québec--
440Refundable Québec abatement
441Refundable First Nations abatement (YT432)
448CPP overpayment
450Employment insurance overpayment
 Amount on line 376 of Schedule 1--
451EI overpayment (residents of Québec)
452Refundable medical expense supplement
453Working income tax benefit
454Refund of investment tax credits
456Part XII.2 trust tax credit
457Employee and partner GST/HST rebate
476Tax paid by instalments
479Provincial or territorial refundable credits
482Total refundable credits
484Refund
485Balance owing
Québec Refund or Balance Owing
101Employment income
105Correction of employment income
107Other employment income
110Parental insurance benefits
111Employment Insurance benefits
114Old Age Security pension
119QPP or CPP benefits
122Payments from a pension plan, RRSP, RRIF, etc.
123Retirement income transferred by your partner
128Dividends from taxable Canadian corporations
130Interest and other investment income
136Rental income
139Taxable capital gains
142Support payments received
147Social assistance payments
148Income replacement indemnities and net federal supplements
154Other income
164Business income
199Total income
201Deduction for workers
205Registered pension plan deduction
207Employment expenses and deductions
214RRSP or PRPP/VRSP deduction
225Support payments made (deductible amount)
228Moving expenses
231Carrying charges and interest expenses
234Business investment loss
236Deduction for residents of designated remote areas
241Deduction for exploration and development expenses
245Deduction for retirement income transferred to your partner
246Deduction for a repayment of amounts overpaid to you
248Deduction for amounts contributed to the QPP
250Other deductions
252Carry-over of the adjustment of investment expenses
260Adjustment of investment expenses
275Net income
276Adjustment of deductions
278UCCB and income from and RDSP
287Deductions for strategic investments
289Non-capital losses from other years
290Net capital losses from other years
292Capital gains deduction
293Deduction for an Indian
295Deductions for certain income
297Miscellaneous deductions
299Taxable income
350Basic personal amount
358Adjustment for income replacement indemnities
361Age amount, person living alone and retirement income
367Amount for dependants and post-secondary studies transfer
376Amount for a severe and prolonged impairment
378Expenses for medical services not available in your area
381Medical expenses
385Interest paid on a student loan
390Tax credit for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers
391Tax credit for workers 63 or older
392Tax credit for recent graduates working in remote resource regions
395Tax credits for donations and gifts
397Tax credit for union, professional or other dues
398Tax credit for tuition or examination fees
398.1Tax credit for tuition or examination fees transferred by a child
399Non-refundable tax-credits
401Income tax on taxable income
414Tax credit for contributions to authorized Québec political parties
415Dividend tax credit
422Tax credit for the acquisition of Desjardins shares
424Tax credit for a labour-sponsored fund
431Credits transferred from one partner to the other
434Additional contribution for subsidized educational childcare
438Annual registration fee for the enterprise register
439QPIP premium
441Advance payments of tax credits
443Special taxes
445QPP contribution on income from self-employment
446Contribution to the health services fund
447Premium payable under the Québec prescription drug insurance plan
450Income tax and contributions
451Québec income tax withheld at source
451.3Québec income tax withholding transferred by your partner
452QPP or CPP overpayment
453Income tax paid in instalments
454Transferable portion of the income tax withheld for another province
455Tax credit for childcare expenses
456Tax credits respecting the work premium
457QPIP overpayment
458Tax credit for home-support services for seniors
459QST rebate for employees and partners
460Tax shield
462Other credits
466Financial compensation for home-support services
476Refund transferred to your partner
478Refund
477Amount transferred by your partner
479Balance owing
Summary spreadsheet
GST/HST quarterly amount
Ontario Trillium Benefit (sales tax credit) monthly amount
Ontario Trillium Benefit (OEPTC and NOEC) monthly amount
Ontario senior homeowners' property tax grant annual amount
Québec Solidarity tax credit annual amount
Canada child benefit monthly amount
2018 RRSP contribution room

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Confirmation number

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Submit your Foreign Income Verification Statement (T1135) to the CRA.

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Tell us a bit about yourself. In 2017 were you:
Did you receive any income from:
Let's try to find more deductions and credits! Did you have any:
Did you:
If you had investments, did you:
Let's see if you qualify for some BC credits.
Let's see if you qualify for some Saskatchewan credits.
Let's see if you qualify for some Manitoba credits.
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These last few questions are about less common Québec tax situations.
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Here are the differences between your current return and what you submitted to the CRA.

To change your split pension amount (or to add pension splitting to your return), you must print and mail an updated T1032 form.

Line number Original amount Adjustment Revised amount

The CRA will send you a Notice of Reassessment when your changes have been processed.

Here are the differences between your current return and what you submitted to Revenu Québec.

You can make these changes online using My Account (note: you won't need the grey rows in the first step). If you don't have My Account, click here.

Complete form TP-1.R-V and mail it to Revenu Québec.

Line number Original amount Adjustment Revised amount

Revenu Québec will send you a Notice of Reassessment when your changes have been processed.

Home Accessibility Tax Credit & BC Home Renovation Tax Credit for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities& New Brunswick Seniors' Home Renovation Tax Credit

This section is shared with . Learn more.

Federal Home Accessibility Tax Credit

Federal Home Accessibility Tax Credit

If you are a qualifying individual (either eligible for the disability tax credit or 65 or older at the end of 2017), or you were an eligible individual in respect of a qualifying individual, you may claim the home accessibility tax credit.

Enter your eligible expenses in the table below. If you kept track of your expenses in a separate document, enter the total in the first line of the table (and be sure to keep your documentation in case the CRA asks to see it). Learn more.

Date on sales slip or contract
Name of supplier or contractor
GST/HST number (if applicable)
Description
Amount paid (including taxes)

British Columbia Home Renovation Tax Credit for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities

Address of the property where the renovations were made

New Brunswick Seniors' Home Renovation Tax Credit

Address of the property where the renovations were made

Since you and occupied separate principal residences for medical reasons, you may each claim up to $10,000 provincially (provided your combined claim does not exceed your eligible expenses).

Election To Pay CPP/QPP Contributions

You may elect to pay CPP contributions if:

  • you were a resident of Canada for income tax purposes during the year, and you received income from any of the types of employment listed on page 2 of this form; or
  • you are an Indian registered, or entitled to be registered, under the Indian Act, and you earned tax-exempt self-employment income on a reserve in Canada.

Election to pay additional CPP

Income on which you want to make optional QPP contributions (from line 3 of work chart 445 of your Québec return).

Disability Amount

If you have a valid T2201 on file with the CRA, you may claim the disability amount. If you answer "Yes" to this question, but do not have a T2201 on file, your return will be rejected by NETFILE. Learn more.

Amounts available for transfer

If you are transferring your disability amount, the person claiming the transfer must enter these amounts on their return.

You have in federal and Yukon disability amount available for transfer.

You have in provincial or territorial disability amount available for transfer.

Employee And Partner GST/HST Rebate Application

GST/HST Rebate Application and QST Rebate for Employees and Partners

You may have incurred expenses that included GST or HST in the course of your employment duties. If you deducted these expenses from your employment income, you may be able to get a rebate for the GST or HST you paid. Learn more.

You should only complete this section if you have receipts to support the GST/HST you paid on your employment expenses, union dues, or professional fees. Note that you will also have to include this rebate as income on your 2018 tax return.

2016 GST/HST Rebate

Employer information


Eligible expenses (other than CCA) on which you paid GST/HST

Eligible expenses (other than CCA) on which you paid GST/HST and QST

Type of expense
Rate
Total expense
Non-eligible portion

CCA on which you paid GST/HST

CCA on which you paid GST/HST and QST

Type of expense
Rate
Total expense
Non-eligible portion

Rebate for property and services brought into a participating province

Include amounts on which you paid the provincial part of the HST separately. Do not include any expenses for which you paid the HST. Learn more.

Type of expense
Rate
Total expense
Non-eligible portion

Ontario Trillium Benefit: Property and Energy Tax Grants and Credits

You can't claim the Ontario Trillium Benefit.

Apply for the:

Part A – Amount paid for a principal residence for 2017

If you don't have any of the following amounts please remove this section from your return.

Part B – Declaration of principal residence(s)

Address
Postal code
Number of months resident in 2017
Long-term care home
Amount paid for 2017
Landlord or municipality

Employee Contributions to a Foreign Pension or Retirement Plan

Complete an RC267 if you are temporarily working in Canada and you continue to participate in a qualifying retirement plan offered by your employer in the United States.

Complete an RC268 if you are a Canadian resident who commutes or otherwise travels to the United States to perform employment services, and you are a member of a qualifying retirement plan of your employer in the United States.

Complete an RC269 if you contributed to a social security plan or an employer-sponsored pension plan in a foreign country other than the United States.

RC267: Employee Contributions to a U.S. Retirement Plan — Temporary Assignments

RC268: Employee Contributions to a U.S. Retirement Plan — Cross Border Commuters

RC269: Employee Contributions to a Foreign Pension Plan or Social Security Arrangement - Non-U.S. Plans

Complete Part A if you contributed in 2017 to a social security arrangement in: Chile, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Estonia, France, Greece, Latvia, the Netherlands, or Sweden

Complete Part B of this form if you contributed in 2017 to an employer-sponsored pension plan in: Chile, Finland, Greece, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Sweden, or Venezuela.

Part A – Contributions to a social security arrangement
Part B – Contributions to an employer-sponsored pension plan

Universal Child Care Benefits

This section is shared with . We'll apply the UCCB to the lower income person. Learn more.

You don't need to report the CCB (Canada Child Benefit) on your tax return. Only complete this section if you received an RC62 for 2017.

If you were a single parent on December 31, you may designate your UCCB to your eligible dependant or to the child for whom you received the payment. Learn more.

You automatically apply for child tax credits by filing your tax return.

You must include in 's income in the Your Dependants section.

RC62: Universal child care benefit statement

Resource Expenses (T101)

To claim your federal resource expenses, you must complete a form T1229. You must also complete a form T1231 if you have BC amounts. You must also complete a form T1241 if you have Manitoba amounts.We'll automatically add your Ontario amounts, if any, to your return.

T101: Statement of Resource Expense & RL-11: Flow-through Shares

T101 slip

Renunciation Assistance Provincial Amounts
Canadian Exploration Expense (CEE) (120) (124) BC (141)
Canadian Development Expense (CDE) (121) (125) MB (144)
Portion subject to an interest free period (130) ON (145)
Investment Tax Credit Qualifying expenses Interest free period
Amount for ITC (128) (129)

RL-11 slip

British Columbia Training Tax Credit (Employers)

Eligible shipbuilding and ship repair industry employers that claim the shipbuilding tax credits are not able to also claim the BC training tax credits for employers.

You may only claim this credit if you have self employment (business, professional, commission, fishing, or farming) income. If you complete this form and you don't have such income, you will not receive the credit. Learn more.

T1014-1 Worksheet


Basic tax credit (non-Red Seal programs only)

You can claim the basic tax credit if, in 2017, you employed a person who was registered in a non-Red Seal program.

Completion tax credit (Red Seal and non-Red Seal programs)

You can claim the completion tax credit if the employee completed, in 2017, the training in an eligible recognized program (Red Seal or Non-Red Seal) and met the level 3 or 4 requirements for that program. You can still claim this credit if the employee completed the level after leaving your employment.


Enhanced tax credit

You can claim the enhanced tax credit if, in 2017, the employee is eligible to claim the disability amount on line 316 of their Schedule 1 or if the employee is registered as an Indian under the Indian Act (Canada).


British Columbia Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Industry Tax Credit (Employers) Worksheet

Eligible shipbuilding and ship repair industry employers that claim the shipbuilding tax credits are not able to also claim the BC training tax credits for employers.

You may only claim this credit if you have self employment (business, professional, commission, fishing, or farming) income. If you complete this form and you don't have such income, you will not receive the credit.

T1014-2 Worksheet


Basic tax credit (non-Red Seal programs only)

You can claim the basic tax credit if, in 2017, you employed a person who was registered in a non-Red Seal program.

Completion tax credit (Red Seal and non-Red Seal programs)

You can claim the completion tax credit if the employee completed, in 2017, the training in an eligible recognized program (Red Seal or Non-Red Seal) and met the level 3 or 4 requirements for that program. You can still claim this credit if the employee completed the level after leaving your employment.


Enhanced tax credit

You can claim the enhanced tax credit if, in 2017, the employee is eligible to claim the disability amount on line 316 of their Schedule 1 or if the employee is registered as an Indian under the Indian Act (Canada).


British Columbia Training Tax Credit (Individuals)

You may claim this credit if you completed an eligible program or you passed a challenge exam and received a Certificate of Qualification from the British Columbia Training Authority. Learn more.

In 2017 did you complete or receive a Certificate of Qualification for:




If you checked any of the boxes above or received the federal Apprenticeship Incentive Grant in the year and you are eligible to claim the disability amount or are registered as an Indian under the Indian Act:


Pension Splitting

You can no longer elect to split pension income as it is more than three years past the filing due date for this return.

You may only split pension income if at the end of the year you were married, living common-law, widowed (and became widowed during the year) or if you were separated on December 31, 2017 but reconciled within 90 days.

You haven't linked your return with . To optimize your split pension amount, you should link your returns.

Use this form to split pension income with . Learn more.

Federal pension income

Your maximum federal split-pension amount is

Québec pension income

In Québec, you have to be at least 65 years of age on December 31, 2017 to split pension income.

Additional information is required to determine how much pension income can be split with .

Your maximum Québec split-pension amount is

The split-pension amount will only be added to your and returns when both are complete. We'll suggest a split-pension amount when you check and optimize your return. Learn more.

Foreign Income Verification Statement (T1135)

Newcomers to Canada: You don't need to file a T1135 for 2017 since you immigrated this year. Please remove this section from your return.

You indicated you owned or held specified foreign property with a total cost of over CAN$100,000 at some point in 2017 (if this is incorrect, change your response). You must enter the required information for each property, below. Learn more.


Types of specified foreign property you own

Top three countries (based on maximum cost amount)




If you held a number of properties with a Canadian registered securities dealer or trust company, you can combine all those assets on a country-by-country basis under the first question.

You should complete this section in Canadian dollars.

Name of dealer/trust company
Country
Maximum FMV in 2017
FMV at year end
Income (loss)
Gain (loss) on disposition
Name of entity holding the funds
Country
Maximum funds held in 2017
Funds held at year end
Income (loss)
Name of corporation
Country
Maximum cost amount in 2017
Cost amount at year end
Income (loss)
Gain (loss) on disposition
Description of indebtedness
Country
Maximum cost amount in 2017
Cost amount at year end
Income (loss)
Gain (loss) on disposition
Name of trust
Country
Maximum cost amount in 2017
Cost amount at year end
Income received
Capital received
Gain (loss) on disposition
Description of property
Country
Maximum cost amount in 2017
Cost amount at year end
Income (loss)
Gain (loss) on disposition
Description of property
Country
Maximum cost amount in 2017
Cost amount at year end
Income (loss)
Gain (loss) on disposition
%

Gifts of Capital Property

Use this section to report your gifts of capital property. We'll calculate both your donation tax credit and capital gain (if any) in this section.

Gifts of capital property

Type
Gift recipient
Gifted property
Proceeds
ACB
Outlays
Gain
Gift amount
%

Tax On Split Income

Tax on split income is only applicable to people who are under 18 years of age.

Some of your income might be subject to a special tax (but also qualifies for a deduction.) Complete this form if you received split income in the year. Learn more.

Deemed dividends from dispositions of certain capital property

If you (or a trust of which you are the beneficiary) disposed of shares to a person with whom you do not deal at arm's length, and the dividends on such shares would be subject to tax on split income, enter the numbers below. Otherwise, leave these fields blank and skip ahead to "Federal tax on split income".

Federal tax on split income

British Columbia Mining Flow-through Share Tax Credit

You may be able to claim this credit if you invested in flow-through shares and certain expenditures have been renounced to you. Learn more.

2017 Claim

Enter this year's qualifying expenditures in the T101 and/or T5013 sections.


Carryback

You have available for carryback. How much, if any, would you like to carry back to:

Saskatchewan Employee's Tools Tax Credit

Manitoba Book Publishing & Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credits

T1299: Book Publishing Tax Credit

You may only claim this credit if you have limited partnership, business, or professional income.

You may claim this credit if you were a resident of Manitoba at the end of the year, and met the following conditions:

  • your primary business activity is publishing books,
  • you have published at least two eligible books within the two-year period ending at the end of the year, and
  • at least 25% of the total salaries and wages that were paid in the year by you, were paid to employees who were residents of Manitoba on December 31, 2017. Learn more.

Book publishing labour costs





Book publishing tax credit


MB479: Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credit

You may claim this credit if:

Request For Loss Carryback

T1A: Federal loss carryback

Type of loss Available To 2016 To 2015 To 2014 Total
Non-capital loss
Net-capital loss
LPP loss
Farming or fishing loss
Restricted farm loss

For non-capital losses, amounts that would reduce the income or increase the loss to their source: CCA relating to investment in Canadian motion picture films, deductions allowed under subsections 20(11) and 20(12) (see IT-506), or repayments of a shareholder's loans.

TP-1012.A: Québec loss carryback

Type of loss Available To 2016 To 2015 To 2014 Total
Non-capital loss
Net-capital loss
Net loss on precious property
Farming or fishing loss
Restricted farm loss

Moving Expenses Deduction

You can deduct eligible moving expenses if you moved to be employed, carry on a business, or study courses as a full-time student.

Moving expenses carryforward

Moving Expenses

Your new employer, business, or school
Address
Information about your move
Your old address
Your new address
Travel expenses during the move
Temporary living expenses before or after the move (maximum of 15 nights)
Other moving expenses

Learn more about these eligible moving expenses.

Cost of selling old residence

Cost of purchasing new residence

Income

Summary Of Reserves On Dispositions Of Capital Property

Federal reserve information

Complete this section if you are reporting a reserve claimed on your 2016 income tax and benefit return or claiming a reserve on dispositions of capital property in 2017. Learn more.

Do you have dispositions of _______ after November 12, 1981?

Reserves for the year

Québec reserve information

Additional Québec Information

Investment Tax Credit

Part A – Calculating the current year refundable ITC

Part B – Calculating the current year non-refundable ITC

Mineral exploration tax credit
Investment tax credit for child care spaces
Apprenticeship job creation tax credit
Contract number
(SIN or name of apprentice)
Name of eligible trade
Eligible salary and wages payable in the year
Allowable credit

Part C – Recapture

Recapture – ITC on SR&ED expenditures
Recapture – ITC for child care spaces

If property other than child care spaces is disposed of:

Part D – Allowable claim

Part E – Carryback and refund of ITC

ITC available for carryback
ITC available for refund

Sale of Principal Residence

You need to report the sale of your principal residence on your tax return. Learn more.

The information reported will apply to both your Québec and federal tax returns.

If you weren't resident in Canada for the entire time you owned the property, you may not be eligible for the entire principal residence exemption. For more information please contact the CRA.

Sale of your principal residence in 2017

Address -

Designate property as a principal residence

Because your home was not your principal residence the entire time you owned it, you'll need to pay tax on part of your gain. You can see how we calculate your net capital gain on the form T2091 in the Documents section. The gain is reported as Personal use property on the Schedule 3.

Revenu Québec requests that you confirm a few statements before you finish completing this section.

Amounts from a Spousal RRSP or RRIF to Include in Income for 2017

Newcomers to Canada: Only report income earned after .

If you have linked profiles, we will automatically add the amounts that are calculated on lines 8 and 19 to return. If you don't have linked profiles, you should ensure you partner includes these amounts on their return.

Part 1 - RRSPs

Part 2 - RRIFs

Northern Residents Deduction

If you lived in a prescribed northern (A) or intermediate (B) zone for a continuous period of at least six consecutive months, you might be eligible for a tax credit. Learn more.

Zone A - Residents of prescribed northern zones

Zone B - Residents of prescribed intermediate zones

Deduction for travel benefits

If you received taxable travel benefits, you may be able to claim this deduction. Taxable travel benefits appear in box 32 or 33 of your T4 slip or box 28 or 116 of your T4A slip. Your deduction for each trip is the lesser of your taxable travel benefits, your travel expenses for the trip, and the lowest return airfare. Learn more.

Report each trip on a separate row.

Name of traveller
Purpose
Taxable travel benefits
Travel expenses
Lowest return airfare
In which zone did you reside?

Trust Allocations

Newcomers to Canada: Only report income earned after .

T3: Statement of Trust Income Allocations and Designations & RL-16: Trust Income

T3 slip



Other boxes on your T3

RL-16 slip

Other boxes on your RL-16

Footnotes





%

Employment Income (T4)

T4: Statement of Remuneration Paid & RL-1: Employment and Other Income

T4 slip

28

Other boxes on your T4

RL-1 slip

RL-1 slip

Other boxes on your RL-1

RL-1 slip

Manitoba Odour-Control Tax Credit (Individuals)

This credit has been eliminated for expenditures incurred after April 11, 2017.

You can claim this credit if you were carrying on the business of farming as a sole proprietor or as a general partner in a partnership that is carrying on the business of farming in Manitoba, and incurred eligible expenditures in 2017.

Pension, Retirement, Annuity And Other Income

Don't report your OAS and/or your CPP in this section; use the T4A(OAS) and/or T4A(P) section instead. Learn more.

Newcomers to Canada: Only report income earned after .

T1172: Additional Tax on Accumulated Income Payments from RESPs

Special Tax Relating to an RESP (TP-1129.64)

T4A: Statement Of Pension, Retirement, Annuity And Other Income &
RL-1: Employment and Other Income or RL-2: Retirement and Annuity Income

T4A slip

Other boxes on your T4A

RL-1 slip

Other boxes on your RL-1

RL-2 slip

Other boxes on your RL-2










Old Age Security

Newcomers to Canada: Only report income earned after in box 18.

T4A(OAS): Statement of Old Age Security


Canada Pension Plan/Québec Pension Plan Benefits

Newcomers to Canada: Only report income earned after in boxes 14 to 19.