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New Member
posted Oct 30, 2019 2:11:53 AM

I want to claim nursing home rent as opposed to the disability amount. Do I have to answer incorrectly to the question "Did you have a disability?"

Seems the only way to NOT claim the disability amount is by suggesting that I do not have a severe physical disability.  As soon as I choose the correct answer the software enters the disability amount in my forms?

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New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:00 AM

You will need to answer no to the question of Claiming the Disability. However your information on file with CRA will not be changed.

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New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:11:55 AM

I have same issue ... how did you solve?

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:11:56 AM

TurboTax help suggests the question is included in the "Profile" section, but it's actually back in the "Introduction" section on the lower part of the "Contact Info" page.  Choose No to "Are you Disabled? " and the disability amount questions won't come up later during your expenses.  I'm assuming here that you are using Easy-Step.

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:11:57 AM

What if I am not using Easy-Step?

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:11:59 AM

If using the Forms area of Turbo Tax Desk Top software the question will be located on the "DTC" worksheet in the taxpayers return.

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:00 AM

You will need to answer no to the question of Claiming the Disability. However your information on file with CRA will not be changed.

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:01 AM

Where do we find that question?

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:03 AM

The "Contact Info" page of the "Introduction" section at the very beginning of Easy-Step.

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:04 AM

what if I am not using Easy-Step?

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:06 AM

If using the Forms area of Turbo Tax Desk Top software the question will be located on the "DTC" worksheet in the taxpayers return.

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:07 AM

when I answer NO to "Did you have a disability", the $10,000 cap on the MEDICAL form remains whereas I should be allowed to claim more than $10,000???

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:09 AM

... AND it does not allow me to claim the disability amount for Quebec??? I think there is a bug here. I should not have to answer incorrectly as to whether I have a disability or not. I should be given the choice to elect to not receive the federal disability amount, to claim more than $10,000 cap on the MEDICAL form and to claim the QUebec diability amount. PLEASE help!

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:10 AM

But i'm not using easy-step

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:13 AM

Note that you will have Disability answered as Yes in the Intro section of Turbo Tax.

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:14 AM

But I am not using Easy-Step!

New Member
Oct 30, 2019 2:12:15 AM

You may need to override the amount on the DTC worksheet.