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How do I claim my tuition fees?

by TurboTax•10• Updated 2 months ago

The procedure for claiming tuition fees can vary, depending on the province you live in and the version of TurboTax you use.

Note: If you have tuition amounts in a different currency (such as USD), you'll follow different instructions to claim tuition for schools outside Canada.

Residents of New Brunswick can claim tuition fees and expenses using the NBS11 form. This is available directly in TurboTax.

Note: The New Brunswick tuition tax credit was eliminated in 2017 but reinstated for tax years 2019 and after. Tuition fees paid for 2017, 2018, and 2019 can be claimed on a 2019 tax return. Any unclaimed amounts can be carried forward.

Claiming your fees in TurboTax

  1. First make sure you’ve completed the initial interview sections for personal info and tax profile info.
    • At the Let’s see if there’s anything else to add screen, check the box for student expenses, tuition fees.
  2. At the Tax home screen, under To do, select Deductions > Students Profile.
  3. At the Your Student Profile screen, check the applicable boxes and continue.
  4. At the Enter your tuition fees screen, provide the required information from your slip.
  5. If you have more than one tuition amount to claim, select Enter New Tuition Slip and fill out another form, repeating for each additional tuition slip.
  6. When all of your info has been entered, select Done with Tuition Fees.
  7. At the T2202, TL11 and Tuition Fees Paid - Summary screen, review the information and select Done with Tuition Fees.

Note: TurboTax may ask you about eligibility for the Canada Training Credit. For more info see What are Canada Training Credits?

If you live in Quebec

  1. First make sure you’ve completed the initial interview sections for personal info and tax profile info. This unlocks the Tax home screen.
    • At the Let’s see if there’s anything else to add screen, check the box for student expenses, tuition fees.
  2. At the Tax home screen, under To do, select Deductions > Students Profile.
  3. At the Your Student Profile screen, check the applicable boxes and continue.
  4. At the Enter your tuition fees screen, provide the required information from your slip.
    • If you have a RL8 slip, select Enter Relevé 8. At the Amount for Post-secondary Studies screen, confirm the amounts for boxes A, B and C  and select Done With Relevé 8. 
    •  If you don’t have a RL8 slip, select Skip Relevé 8.
  5. At the T2202, TL11, Relevé 8 and Tuition Fees Paid - Summary screen, select Enter New Tuition Slip, if additional slips are applicable. Otherwise select Done With Tuition Fees.
  1. Select Find from the menu and enter Students, select Students from the list of results, and then select Go.
  2. At the Your student profile screen, select the applicable boxes and continue.
  3. At the Let’s get you some tax breaks for going to school! screen:
    • If you have tuition fees not reported on a slip, enter it. 
    • If you have a T2202 slip(s), select Enter T2202 and at the T2202 Tuition and education amounts screen enter the information from the slip, then select Done With T2202
  4. At the T2202 Tuition and education amounts screen, select Enter T2202.
  5. Enter the information from the slip, then select Done With T2202 .
  6. At T2202 summary, review the summary information and see if you’ve entered all of your tuition info, then select Done With T2202 > Done With Tuition.
  1. Select Find from the menu and enter Students, select Students from the list of results, and then select Go.
  2. At the Your student profile screen, select Tuition fees on a receipt, T2202, Relevé 8, or TL11, and then select Continue.
  3. At the Let’s get you some tax breaks for going to school screen, select Enter T2202 - Relevé 8.
  4. At the T2202 Tuition and education amounts screen provide the required information from your slip.
    • If you don't have a Relevé 8 slip, select Skip Relevé 8 to go to step 5.
    • If you have a Relevé 8 slip, select Enter Relevé 8 to enter that slip:
      • At the Relevé 8 - Amount for Full-time Post-secondary Studies screen, double-check the amounts for boxes A, B, and C, then select Done With Relevé 8
  5. At T2202 / Relevé 8 summary screen, review and confirm the information displayed.
  6. Select Enter New T2202- Relevé 8 for each additional slip, if any, or if done, select Done With T2202 > Done With Tuition
  7. At Let’s get you some tax breaks for going to school, select Done With Tuition.