The Saskatchewan Active Families Benefit (AFB) is available to families with children aged 18 or younger who were enrolled in sports, cultural, or recreational activities during the year. Your family income must be under $60,000 to be eligible.
The benefit provides up to $150 per child or $200 per child with a disability. You don’t have to submit any receipts with your tax return when claiming the AFB, but keep them on hand in case the Government of Saskatchewan or the CRA asks for supporting documents.
Your child's program must be offered by a service provider in Saskatchewan, involve instruction and supervision, and require a registration or membership fee. Visit the CRA’s Saskatchewan Information Guide webpage for more information on eligibility.
To claim the AFB in TurboTax, follow the applicable steps below:
Instructions for TurboTax Online
Before beginning, fill out your personal information and enter your dependants into TurboTax to ensure optimal results.
- From the menu, select Deductions. A dropdown list appears.
- Select Claims for Dependants, then select Claims for Dependants Intro.
- 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 AFB.
- Select the checkbox for Active family benefit (provincial credit only), then select Continue.
- On the Did your child participate in sports, cultural, and recreational activity screen, enter your eligible expenses and any reimbursements, then choose who’s claiming the AFB. 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.
Instructions for TurboTax Desktop
Before beginning, fill out your personal information and enter your dependants into TurboTax to ensure optimal results.
- From the menu, select DEDUCTIONS & CREDITS.
- From the dropdown list, select Dependants profile.
- On the Claims for dependants screen, answer Yes to the question, then select Continue.
- Select the name of the dependant who’s eligible for the AFB, then select Enter Dependant Credits.
- Select the checkbox for Active family benefit (provincial credit only), then select Continue.
- On the Did [Name] participate in a sports, cultural, and recreational activity screen, enter your eligible expenses and any reimbursements, 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.
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