The student claims the Tuition and Education Amount they’re entitled to on their tax return. If there is an amount left over when they’ve used their tax credits to bring their income tax payable down to zero, they can transfer the leftover amount to a parent, grandparent, spouse or, common-law partner, or their parent or grandparent.
Please verify that all steps have been followed to transfer the tuition.
TurboTax Online:
- Select Find from the TurboTax menu
- Enter claims for dependants and select Go
- When prompted to review or claim any of these credits, choose Yes, then select Continue
- Select Enter Credit Info next to the name of the dependant who's transferring unused tuition amounts to you
- Select Transfer my Child's Tuition and Education Amounts, then select Continue
- Follow the on-screen instructions to select Tuition Transfer, enter the amount(s) of the transfer(s), then select Continue
For more information, please view this TurboTax Article:
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