We are both low income - I qualified for around 1600 refund before we entered her t2202a. After it went down to about $170
-I put down me as the one who would claim the witb credit
-I called the CRA and they told me that having a spouse who is a student DOES NOT disqualify me from this credit.
-When I fill out our taxes separately, the credit shows up without any issues.
Sorry...but TurboTax is properly calculating your WITB as 0. It is unfortunate that the CRA agent gave you wrong or misleading info. According to their website:
7. What is an eligible spouse?
For WITB
purposes, an eligible spouse at the end of the year is a person who meets all of
the following conditions:
For more info on the WITB, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/wtb/fq_qlfyng-eng.html#q2 Although you state that when you file your returns separately you receive the benefit, this is not recommended. Although CRA may allow the claim on the initial assessment of your return, they will certainly reassess your return at a later date to disallow the benefit plus charge you interest
Sorry...but TurboTax is properly calculating your WITB as 0. It is unfortunate that the CRA agent gave you wrong or misleading info. According to their website:
7. What is an eligible spouse?
For WITB
purposes, an eligible spouse at the end of the year is a person who meets all of
the following conditions:
For more info on the WITB, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/wtb/fq_qlfyng-eng.html#q2 Although you state that when you file your returns separately you receive the benefit, this is not recommended. Although CRA may allow the claim on the initial assessment of your return, they will certainly reassess your return at a later date to disallow the benefit plus charge you interest
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