Hello-
I signed up for 'expert help' (extra $65) and received the help I (you) needed.
Steps below assumes you're child earned income in 2021. If they did not, then these instructions are not relevant.
Navigate to Deductions->Additional Dependent Information (Tell us about your dependants)
That page will display info for each of your children.
Punch in your child's income as appropriate.
At the bottom of the section for each child you will see three text boxes labeled as follows:
- Deductions from net income (T1, line 25700)
- Federal non-refundable credits (T1, sum of lines 30300 to 31400)
- Provincial non-refundable credits (Form NS428, sum of lines 58120 to 58400)
On your child's return these lines are non-zero, and you need to enter them in your return so you can accurately reduce your child's tax burden in your income tax return.
My mistake was when I printed off a PDF copy of my son's return it appeared to me that all these fields contained zero dollar amounts. However, when I when into my child's TurboTax return and displayed my child's "Detailed Tax Summary" I saw that some of these lines were non-zero. Keying in these figures into my return reduced my son's tax burden, and TurboTax allowed me to use more of the tuition amount specified on his T2022.
To quickly see you child's "Detailed Tax Summary" (showing values for each line number in their tax return) click on the link in the upper left hand corner of the display that reads "2021 TAX REFUND", then click on "View detailed tax summary."
Hopefully, this gets you on your way!
