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bartek79
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I have heard that child support can be entered for a tax deduction this year. How do I do that

 
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fuzzy
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I have heard that child support can be entered for a tax deduction this year. How do I do that

Sorry, but you heard wrong.  CRA is very clear that child support payments are only deductible if they were paid pursuant to a written agreement or court order made before May, 1997.  For more info, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/spprtpymnts/clm-eng.html#after

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fuzzy
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I have heard that child support can be entered for a tax deduction this year. How do I do that

Sorry, but you heard wrong.  CRA is very clear that child support payments are only deductible if they were paid pursuant to a written agreement or court order made before May, 1997.  For more info, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/spprtpymnts/clm-eng.html#after