You may be able to claim the amount for an eligible dependant if, at any time in the tax year, you met all of the following conditions at once:
- You didn't have a spouse or common-law partner or, if you did, you weren't living with, supporting, or being supported by that person
- You supported a dependant
- You lived with the dependant (in most cases in Canada) in a home you maintained. You can't claim this amount for a person who was only visiting you
In addition, at the time you met the above conditions, the dependant must also have been either:
- Your parent or grandparent by blood, marriage, common-law partnership, or adoption
- Your child, grandchild, brother, or sister, by blood, marriage, common-law partnership, or adoption and under 18 years of age, or had an impairment in physical or mental functions
Add this credit in TurboTax Online
- Select Find (or the magnifying glass icon) from the menu
- Enter amount for an eligible dependant, and select Go. The Your children and other dependants screen appears
- Select Enter Credit Info. The Claim Dependant Credits screen appears
- If you haven’t already done so, check the box for Amount for an eligible dependant, then select Continue
- Answer Yes to the question Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant?, and select Continue
- Repeat steps 3–5 for each of your dependants
- When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits
Add this credit in TurboTax CD/Download
- Select Find (or the magnifying glass icon) from the menu
- Enter claims for dependants, and select Go. The Claims for dependants page appears
- Answer Yes to the question Would you like to review or claim any of these credits?, then select Continue
- Select your first (or only) dependant from the list, then select Enter Dependant Credits
- Check the box for Amount for an eligible dependant, then select Continue
- Answer Yes to the question Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant (formerly the "Equivalent-to-spouse amount")?, then select Continue
- Repeat steps 4–6 for each of your dependants
- When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits
Remove this credit in TurboTax Online
- Select Find (or the magnifying glass icon) from the menu
- Enter amount for an eligible dependant, and select Go. The Your children and other dependants screen appears
- Select Enter Credit Info. The Claim Dependant Credits screen appears
- If you haven’t already done so, check the box for Amount for an eligible dependant, then select Continue
- Answer No to the question Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant?, and select Continue
- Repeat steps 3–5 for each of your dependants
- When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits
Remove this credit in TurboTax CD/Download
- Select Find (or the magnifying glass icon) from the menu
- Enter claims for dependants, and select Go. The Claims for dependants screen appears
- Answer Yes to the question Would you like to review or claim any of these credits?, then select Continue
- Select your first (or only) dependant from the list, then select Enter Dependant Credits
- Check the box for Amount for an eligible dependant, then select Continue
- Answer No to the question Do you wish to make the claim for the amount for an eligible dependant (formerly the "Equivalent-to-spouse amount")?, then select Continue
- Repeat steps 4–6 for each of your dependants
- When you’re done entering all of your dependants, select Done Entering Credits
