So ive been divorced for a year now an ive had to hire a live in nanny,but I'm not sure how to file my taxs. Do I claim all 3 of my kids plus my live in nanny?

[beautifullybroken]

My nanny is live in,so she works for her room an bored. I do pay her what we figured would be fair. It was trying to make the best out of 2 bad situstions. My nanny is 39 not sure if that matters

[TurboTaxKim]

You will not actually be making a claim for your three dependants (kids) as there is no longer a dependant claim available on your tax return. If you are a single parent you are eligible to claim the "Amount for an Eligible Dependant" for one of your children. 

What you will be claiming are "Childcare Expenses", which are the wages (or equivalent) that you pay to your Nanny. You do not claim your nanny as any type of dependant and she must file her own tax return reporting the income she earns from you. 

If you have registered for a Payroll Account with CRA and have your nanny on that payroll, you must issue her a T4 and you may only claim the maximum amount of childcare allowed per child. 

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/payroll-deductions-co...

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