I am not a teacher or teacher assistant, but coached a high school basketball team all winter. Am I eligible for the BC education coaching amount?

[TurboTax-Terry · Accepted solution]

The teaching requirement seems to be a hard and fast rule. This from the Provincial tax office web site;

"To be eligible to claim the credit, you have to be a teacher, teaching assistant, principal or vice principal of a school, and your work of supervising students in extracurricular activities has to be unpaid."

The rule also disallows the claim for retired school teachers, except in the year of retirement.

[tazruger]

Thank you Terry

[TurboTax-AndreaW1]

It looks like you are not eligible.  From the Province of BC website it says:
You’re eligible to claim the tax credit if you:

• are a resident of B.C. on December 31 of the tax year,
• are a paid teacher or teaching assistant (including principal or vice principal) working in a qualifying school, and
• carry out at least 10 hours of unpaid work in a year to coach or supervise students of a qualifying school engaged in extracurricular activities.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/income-taxes/personal/credits/bc-education-coaching-tax-cre...

[tazruger]

Thank you AndreaW