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How do I claim the Québec tax credit for children’s activities?

by TurboTax•7• Updated 3 weeks ago

The Québec tax credit for children’s activities is available to parents who paid to register their child in an eligible physical, artistic, cultural, or recreational activity. Your family income must be less than $163,800 to qualify for tax year 2024.

The participating child must have been between six and 18 years old at the end of the year. You can claim up to $500 in eligible fees per child, resulting in a maximum refundable credit of $100 for each child.

Children with a disability are eligible between the ages of six and 20. If their eligible fees are $125 or more, you can add $500 to the fee amount. The total can’t exceed $1,000 for each child, for a maximum credit of $200 per child.

For more information, visit Revenu Québec’s Tax Credit for Children’s Activities webpage.

Select your product and follow the instructions.

Before beginning, enter your income and dependants into TurboTax to ensure optimal results.

  1. Answer the initial Personal info interview questions, (including the checkbox for Children or other dependants), if you haven't already. This unlocks 2024 tax return.
  2. From 2024 tax return, select Personal info > Start.
  3. Complete the personal info interview, including info about your dependant(s).
  4. At 2024 tax return under Add to your return, enter dependants in the search field and select Claims for Dependants.
  5. At Claims for Dependants, answer Yes to the question and continue.
  6. At Your children and other dependants, select Enter Credit Info next to the dependant who’s eligible for the children’s activities credit.
  7. At Claim Dependant Credits, select the checkbox for Children’s Activity Tax Credit (Québec resident only), then continue.
  8. At Did your child participate in a fitness, artistic, cultural or recreational activity, enter the eligible expense amount and the percentage to be claimed, then continue.
  9. At Your children and other dependants, claim the credits for any other eligible dependants.
  10. When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits.
  11. If you qualify, your credit amount now appears next to Québec Children’s Activity Tax Credit at the Good News! dependant credit summary screen.

Before beginning, enter your income and dependants into TurboTax to ensure optimal results.

  1. Complete the Introduction/Profile steps of your return until the Find button appears in the menu.
  2. Select Find from the menu and enter claims for dependants in the search field.
  3. Select Claims for Dependants from the search results, then select Go.
  4. At Claims for Dependants, answer Yes to the question, then continue.
  5. At Dependant Credits, select the dependant who’s eligible for the children’s activities credit, then select Enter Dependant Credits.
  6. At Claim Dependant Credits, select the checkbox for Children's Activity Tax Credit (Québec resident only), then continue.
  7. At Did [Child] participate in a fitness, artistic, cultural or recreational activity, select Yes, enter the eligible expense amount, indicate who’s claiming it, then continue.
  8. At Dependant Credits, claim the credit for any other eligible dependants.
  9. When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits.
  10. If you qualify, your credit now appears next to Québec Children's activity amount at your Dependants Credit Summary screen.