Non resident spouse (line 303)

[deepg82]

I have financially supported my non resident wife. Her income is $0. I don't want to claim the spouse credit since I have no income and it wouldn't make a difference in my refund.

I looked at the summary and line 303 has $11 474 entered. Does this mean I'm claiming it? https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/questions/855242-do-i-need-to-declare-my-spouse-s-income-if-the... says nothing should be entered in line 303. How do I get rid of it?  I'm using the free version

[TurboTaxJeffrey · Accepted solution]

The best way to show this is when you are asked as to the residency of your spouse, indicate they are a non-resident.  A following question asks if their income is zero.  Say no, but do not enter an actual amount for your spouse's income.  This will take care of the spousal credit.

[deepg82]

But isn't entering $20000 untrue since she doesn't work, or does it not matter?

[TurboTaxJeffrey]

No. You are just getting the software to calculate the correct spousal credit.

[TurboTaxJeffrey]

You should already have indicated that your spouse does not live in the country, so it doesn't affect other benefits.

[calvinwong613]

Hello, my wife lives in Venezuela and shes non resident of canada right now. I'm trying to claim her under my 2016 taxes. I send her money every so often maybe two or three times a year. But I send the money to her ex boss bank account which is in florida. The ex boss gives the money to her as soon as the transaction is complete. I kept all the receipts with me. How exactly do I complete this "line 303" in my case? She doesn't work now cause so hard to find work in her country. I know her net income is "zero". But what exactly do i do in order to claim her? And since I'm transferring the money to the ex boss, will CRA have a problem with this when they review my assessment? Only reason, I'm sending money to the boss and took this risk is cause Venezuela is so messed up now. If I send money directly to her venezuelan bank account, the bank will just take a huge portion of the money as service fees. Please let me know. Thank you.

[ernestasammy]

When you enter the $20,000 the spousal credit is deleted but it creates a spousal transfer credit.  How do I get rid of that?