Charitable donations - Private schoolIf you obtained from a private school (qualified donee) a receipt for religious education provided to your child, you can claim this amount as a charitable donation only with the federal government.
To claim charitable donations, please follow this procedure:
1. On the "Left side menu on the Interview tab", select "Interview setup".
2. On the screen to your right, go to the "Common tax deductions" group, check the box for "Donations and federal political contributions" and then click "Next" at the bottom of the page.
3. Return to the "Left side menu on the Interview tab", select "Donations/political contributions" and on the screen to your right, click on the plus "+" icon to the right of the line "Canadian charitable donations (other than per T4 slip and other slips)".
4. On the page that appears, enter the relevant information regarding your donations. If you are a Quebec resident, you must enter $0.00 in the field next to the line "Enter the Quebec amount if different", because this deduction only applies to the federal level.
5. For the line "Specify the nature of the donation", choose the option that applies to your situation from the drop-down menu.
6. If you wish to share the donations between spouses, return to the "Left side menu on the Interview tab" and click again on "Donations/political contributions".7. On the screen to your right, scroll down to the group "Sharing and optimization" and click on the plus "+" icon to the right of the line "Sharing donations between spouses and optimization of donations".
8. On the page generated, choose the appropriate option from the drop-down menu to the right of the line "Select how to distribute your family's charitable donations". If you selected "Claim the specified amount", make sure to enter on the next line the donation amount you wish to claim.
The amount of the credit will be calculated in Schedule 9 of the federal return and will be reported on line 34900.
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