How do I claim the Yukon children's fitness tax credit?

by TurboTax• Updated 4 days ago

The Yukon fitness tax credit is available to parents of children who were enrolled in a prescribed physical activity program. Eligible costs include registration and membership for sports-related programs, up to $1,000 per eligible child for the 2024 tax year.

Note: Tax year 2016 was the last year to claim the children’s fitness tax credit at the federal level. The Yukon has maintained its equivalent provincial credit.

To qualify for the credit, your child must have been:

Under 16 at the start of the tax year in which the fees were paid
Under 18 if they’re eligible for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC).

An additional $500 can be claimed for children with a disability, provided a minimum of $100 of the costs were incurred for membership or registration fees.

For more information, visit the Yukon Information Guide.

Instructions for TurboTax Online

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.

Before beginning, enter your dependants into TurboTax.

Select Find from the menu and enter claims for dependants in the search field.
Select Claims for Dependants from the search results, then select Go,
On the Claims for Dependants screen, answer Yes to the question, then select Continue.
Select Enter Credit Info next to the dependant who’s eligible for the children’s activities credit.
Select the checkbox for Children's fitness amount (provincial credit only), then select Continue.
On the Did your child participate in a fitness activity screen, enter your eligible expense amount and the percentage to be claimed, then select Continue.
On the Your children and other dependants screen, repeat steps 4–6 for any other eligible dependants.
When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits.
Your credit amount now appears next to Fitness tax credit on your dependant credit summary.

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Before beginning, enter your dependants into TurboTax.

Select Find from the menu and enter claims for dependants in the search field.
Select Claims for dependants from the search results, then select Go.
On the Claims for dependants screen, answer Yes to the question, then select Continue.
Select the dependant who’s eligible for the children’s activities credit, then select Enter Dependant Credits.
Select the checkbox for Children's fitness amount (provincial credit only), then select Continue.
On the Did [Name] participate in a fitness activity screen, enter your eligible expense amount and indicate who’s claiming it, then select Continue.
On the Dependant credits screen, repeat steps 4–6 for any other eligible dependants.
When you’re finished, select Done Entering Credits.
Your credit now appears next to Fitness amount on your dependant credit summary.