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I live in NS. Where do I enter in the child tax credit for sports?

 
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I live in NS. Where do I enter in the child tax credit for sports?

To claim the Child Fitness Tax Credit, please follow these steps:

 

Deductions (in the left side menu > Claims for Dependants > Claims for Dependants Intro > Select "Yes" then "Continue" > Select "Enter Credit Info" opposite to the dependant's name > Select applicable credits and click "Continue" > Fill out form regarding Child Fitness Credit and click "Continue" > Repeat for other dependants if necessary or select "Done Entering Credits"

 

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Mit7
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I live in NS. Where do I enter in the child tax credit for sports?

To report the Children’s Sports and Arts Refundable Tax Credit, first fill out your personal information and build your tax profile in TurboTax to ensure optimal results, then follow the steps below:

  1. Go to your return and on the left-hand side menu click on Deductions then click on Claims for Dependants and select Claims for Dependants Intro
  2. From here answer the questions with "Yes" then click "Continue" and you will then get to the page Your children and other dependants
  3. Click Enter Credit Info to enter information for each dependant and you will then get to Claim Dependant Credits for [your child's name]
  4. Select and answer the question then click "Continue"
  5. When the Did your child participate in sports, cultural, artistic or recreational activity? screen appears, answer all the questions and select Children's sports and arts tax (provincial credit only), then click "Continue"
  6. Repeat the steps above for any additional claims.

You can then view your refund amount on the top left of your return.

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