Before you begin, find out the federal and/or provincial amount(s) your dependant is transferring to you. Then, enter income and RRSP information for yourself into TurboTax. Finally, add your child or grandchild as a dependant.
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 Tranfer 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.
TurboTax CD/Download:
- Select Find from the TurboTax menu.
- Enter claims for dependants, select the result, then select Go.
- When prompted to review or claim any of these credits, choose Yes, then select Continue.
- Select the name of the dependant who's transferring unused tuition amounts to you, then select Enter Dependant Credits.
- Select Transfer my child's tuition and education amounts, then select Continue.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the federal and/or provincial amounts your dependant is transferring to you, then select Continue.
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