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How do I claim the Manitoba fitness tax credit?

by TurboTax•23• Updated 2 months ago

The Manitoba fitness tax credit is available to young adults and parents of children who were enrolled in an eligible program of physical activity. Eligible costs include registration and membership fees for sports-related program(s), up to $500 per eligible individual. 

To qualify for the credit, you must be a young adult aged 16 to 24, or have a child who was under 16 at the end of the tax year in which the fees were paid. An additional $500 can be claimed by individuals who qualify for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC), provided a minimum of $100 of the costs were incurred for membership or registration fees.

The fitness credit provides a nonrefundable benefit of up to $54 per child or young adult, plus an additional $54 for individuals with a disability. 

For more information, visit Manitoba Fitness Credit. To claim this credit in TurboTax, follow these steps.

  1. Answer the initial Personal info and Tax profile interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks the Tax home screen.
  2. Enter your income and dependants into TurboTax.
  3. From the Tax home screen, under Add to your return, enter provincial and select Provincial Tax Credit Profile.
  4. At the Manitoba Tax Credits screen, select the checkbox for Fitness Tax Credit, then continue.
  5. At the Fitness Amount screen, enter your eligible expense amount and answer Yes to the question, then select Continue.
  6. Your credit is now included in the amount next to Manitoba non-refundable tax credits on your provincial tax summary.

Note: Amounts that qualify to be claimed as both a child care expense and the fitness amount must first be claimed as a child care expense. Any unused part can then be claimed for the fitness amount.

  1. Answer the initial Personal info and Tax profile interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks the Tax home screen.
  2. Enter your income and dependants into TurboTax.
  3. From the Tax home screen, under Add to your return, enter dependants and select Claims for Dependants Intro.
  4. At the Claims for Dependants screen, answer Yes to the question, then continue.
  5. At the Your children and other dependants screen, select Enter Credit Info next to the dependant who’s eligible for the fitness credit.
  6. Select the checkbox for Children’s fitness amount (provincial credit only), then continue.
  7. At the Did your child participate in a fitness activity screen, enter your eligible expense amount, indicate who’s claiming it, then continue.
  8. At the Your children and other dependants screen, claim the credit for any other eligible dependants.
  9. When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits.
  10. Your credit now appears next to Fitness tax credit in the Provincial column of your dependant credit summary.
  1. Complete the Introduction/Profile steps of your return until the Find button appears in the menu.
  2. Select Find from the menu, enter provincial in the search field, select Provincial tax credits profile from the search results, then select Go.
  3. At the Manitoba tax credits screen, select the checkbox for Fitness tax credit, and continue.
  4. At the Fitness amount screen, select Enter receipt and at the Fitness receipts screen, enter a description and the eligible expense amount, repeat for each receipt, then select Done.
  5. At the Fitness Summary screen, select Done With Receipts.
  6. Your credit is now included in the amount next to Manitoba non-refundable tax credits on your provincial tax and summary, which you’ll see after completing all applicable provincial credits.

Note: Amounts that qualify to be claimed as both a child care expense and the fitness amount must first be claimed as a child care expense. Any unused part can then be claimed for the fitness amount.

  1. Complete the Introduction/Profile steps of your return until the Find button appears in the menu.
  2. Select Find from the menu, enter dependants in the search field, select Claims for dependants from the search results, then select Go.
  3. At the Claims for dependants screen, answer Yes to the question, then continue.
  4. At the Dependant credits screen, select the dependant who’s eligible for the fitness credit, then select Enter Dependant Credits.
  5. At the Claim Dependant Credits screen, select the checkbox for Children’s fitness amount (provincial credit only), then continue.
  6. At the Did [Name] participate in a fitness activity screen, enter your eligible expense amount and indicate who’s claiming it, then continue.
  7. At the Dependant credits screen, claim the credit for any other eligible dependants.
  8. When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits.
  9. Your credit now appears next to Fitness in the Provincial column at the Dependants credit summary screen.