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New Member
posted Sep 19, 2022 5:06:18 PM

Can you claim line 30000 (basic personal amount) from your spouse if your spouse has 0 income?

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Level 15
Sep 20, 2022 8:01:43 AM

As per CRA-Only one spouse or common-law partner can claim the amount on line 30300 for each other for the same year.

 

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New Member
Sep 20, 2022 2:57:37 PM

Hi, thanks for the quick response, I believe line 30300 (spouse or common law partner amount) is different from line 30000 - basic personal amount, which is what I am unsure can be claimed by the other spouse. 

Level 15
Sep 21, 2022 6:20:20 AM

No, you can't claim your spouses Personal Basic Amount. That is specific for each individual. 

 

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Level 2
Feb 9, 2023 10:22:32 AM

There are quite a few resources that state that you can transfer unused Basic Personal Exemption non-refundable tax credits to a spouse. Is there a way to do this on Turbo Tax standard?

Moderator
Feb 10, 2023 9:43:31 AM

Yes some credits are transferrable but unfortunately the Basic Personal Exemption is not transferrable.

 

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