You may be able to claim the amount for an eligible dependant if, at any time in the tax year, you met ALL of the following conditions at once:
- You did not have a spouse or common-law partner or, if you did, you were not living with, supporting, or being supported by that person.
- You supported a dependant in 2018.
- You lived with the dependant (in most cases in Canada) in a home you maintained (you cannot claim this amount for a person who was only visiting you).
In addition, at the time you met the above conditions, the dependant must also have been either:
- Your parent or grandparent by blood, marriage, common-law partnership, or adoption
- Your child, grandchild, brother, or sister, by blood, marriage, common-law partnership, or adoption and under 18 years of age or had an impairment in physical or mental functions.
To add this credit from your return in TurboTax Online
Note: The Find button is visible once you've completed the Introduction and Profile sections of your return. If you don't see it, go back to those sections and enter all your information.
1. Select the magnifying glass (or Find) icon in the upper-right area of TurboTax
2. Type Amount for an eligible dependant, and select Go. The Your children and other dependants page appears
3. Select Enter Credit Info. The Claim Dependant Credits page appears
4. If you haven’t already done so, check the box for Amount for an eligible dependant then select Continue.
5. Answer Yes to the question ‘Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant?’, and select Continue.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each of your dependants
7. When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits.
To add this credit from your return in TurboTax CD/Download
1. Select the magnifying glass (or Find) icon in the upper-right area of TurboTax
2. Type Claims for dependants, and select Go. The Claims for dependants page appears
3. Answer Yes to the question ‘Would you like to review or claim any of these credits?’, then select Continue
4. Select your first (or only) dependant from the list, then select Enter Dependant Credits
5. Check the box Amount for an eligible dependant, then select Continue
6. Answer Yes to the question ‘Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant (formerly the "Equivalent-to-spouse amount")?’, then select Continue
7. Repeat steps 4-6 for each of your dependants
8. When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits
To remove this credit from your return in TurboTax Online
1. Select the magnifying glass (or Find) icon in the upper-right area of TurboTax
2. Type Amount for an eligible dependant, and select Go. The Your children and other dependants page appears
3. Select Enter Credit Info. The Claim Dependant Credits page appears
4. If you haven’t already done so, check the box for Amount for an eligible dependant then select Continue
5. Answer No to the question ‘Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant’, and select Continue
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each of your dependants
7. When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits
To remove this credit from your return in TurboTax CD/Download
1. Select the magnifying glass (or Find) icon in the upper-right area of TurboTax
2. Type Claims for dependants, and select Go. The Claims for dependants page appears
3. Answer Yes to the question ‘Would you like to review or claim any of these credits?’, then select Continue
4. Select your first (or only) dependant from the list, then select Enter Dependant Credits
5. Check the box Amount for an eligible dependant, then select Continue
6. Answer No to the question ‘Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant (formerly the "Equivalent-to-spouse amount")?’, then select Continue
7. Repeat steps 4-6 for each of your dependants
8. When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits
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