https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/community/troubleshooting/discussion/why-am-i-being-penalised-for-being-a-full-time-student-my-refund-went-from-2000-to-1000-when-i-added/01/3884405#M46720 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:43:36 GMT Lauren-Forrest 2026-04-12T14:43:36Z https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/community/troubleshooting/discussion/why-am-i-being-penalised-for-being-a-full-time-student-my-refund-went-from-2000-to-1000-when-i-added/01/3884405#M46720 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:43:36 GMT https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/community/troubleshooting/discussion/why-am-i-being-penalised-for-being-a-full-time-student-my-refund-went-from-2000-to-1000-when-i-added/01/3884405#M46720 Lauren-Forrest 2026-04-12T14:43:36Z https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/community/troubleshooting/discussion/re-why-am-i-being-penalised-for-being-a-full-time-student-my-refund-went-from-2000-to-1000-wh/01/3884849#M46729 <P><SPAN style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">In an effort to get you as many credits as possible, TurboTax automatically claims any credits that it thinks you are eligible for. If you worked, but have a low income, TurboTax will claim the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB), which is a refundable tax credit for people who work, but don’t make very much. However, students are usually not eligible for this credit, so when you tell TurboTax that you have tuition, then the CWB is removed if you no longer qualify for it.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><IMG src="https://lithium-response-prod.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/turbotax.response.lithium.com/RESPONSEIMAGE/b093eaec-2bf6-45b1-9618-0399c1e55966.default.png" /></P> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:33:05 GMT https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/community/troubleshooting/discussion/re-why-am-i-being-penalised-for-being-a-full-time-student-my-refund-went-from-2000-to-1000-wh/01/3884849#M46729 TurboTax_Susan 2026-04-12T17:33:05Z