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My daughter is 22, lives with her mother, (ex wife) not me, and has a mental impairment so she cannot work. I support her financially. Are there any credits I can claim?
Keep in mind the support I give is voluntary as she is well over 18 and child support payments are not legally required. She does not qualify for a disability credit (CRA rejected the application) but may qualify for being "impaired".
Remember also that she does not live with me.
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Depending on if your daughter has any income, you might be able to claim an Infirm Dependant amount:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns300-350/306/menu-eng.html
Also if your daughter has the Disability Tax Credit on file with CRA then, again depending on her income, she may be able to transfer a portion of the disability tax credit to you (providing she does not need all of it to reduce her taxable income).
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns300-350/318-eng.html
You say the child support payments are not legally required...if such is the case, and it's just money you are sending to your daughter or to your ex, then you might be able to claim either or both of the above amounts, providing that your ex hasn't made a claim for credits for your daughter. If your wife makes any claim for credits for your daughter, then you will not be able to make any claims yourself. If the child support payments are due to a written agreement or a court order, then you are not able to claim any personal amounts in regards to your daughter.
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I've read on other boards and sites that the claim could be split between the two parties through mutual agreement, but I see know where in turbotax on how to make such a split credit claim.
In any event, thank you very much for the information.
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But generally the partner who provides necessities of life ( food, shelter, social support) is the person who claims that credit.
Regardless of whether you provide financial support for your daughter, the fact that she doesn't live with you is the cricial factor.
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For Infirm Adult Dependent credit , a requirement is that the dependant is a resident of Canada. There is no requirement that the dependant live at another address from you, though they might.
Other than those stipulations, either credit could be claimed, but only by one person for the same dependant.
Caregiver credit does have rather wider application, for example for parents over 65 but not considered infirm. However there is an area of duplication in the credits, which awaits a cleansing of the schedule 1 credits.
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And I have already mentioned that only one parent could make claims...however as to whom would make those claims is something that the parents would have to discuss.