Part-time program scholarships

If you are claiming the amount on part-time studies, the scholarship you received is used to pay tuition fees and costs of materials for the program.

For more information regarding this topic, please consult the following links:

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/personal-income/line-130-other-income/line-130-scholarships-fellowships-bursaries-study-grants-artists-project-grants-awards.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/personal-income/line-130-other-income/scholarship-exemption-part-time-enrolment.html

To claim this credit, please follow the steps below:

1. On the "Left-side menu on the Interview tab", select the "Interview setup".

2. On the page that appears to the right, go to the "Pension" group and in the "Student" group.

3. In the "Pension" group, check "Pension income, other income and split pension income, COVID-19 benefits (T4A, T4A(OAS), T4A(P), T4A-RCA, T4RSP, T4RIF, T1032)" and in the "Student" group, check "Tuition, education, textbooks, student loans and Canada training credit" and click "Next" at the bottom of the page.

4. Return to the "Left-side menu on the Interview tab" and select "T4A and Pension income".

5. On the right-side page, click on the plus sign "+" icon to the right of the line "T4A - Pension, retirement, annuity and other income ( COVID-19 benefits)".

6. On the new generated page, go to "Other Information (COVID-19 benefits) (click on the triangle to see the list of choices)", in the menu on your right, choose "(105) Part-time program scholarships (box O code RB)" and in the next field enter the amount of your scholarship. PLEASE note that there are several codes 105, please pay attention to select the correct code

7. Return to the "Left-side menu on the Interview tab" and select the "Tuition, education, student loans".

8. On the right page, click on the plus "+" icon to the right of the line "Tuition, education and textbook amounts (line 32300)"and in the page that is generated, enter the information of your program and other essential information.

9. Also in the "Tuition, educations, student loans" section on the right-side page, click the on plus sign "+" icon to the right of the line for "Part-time details if you received scholarship, fellowship, and bursary income to be included at line 13010 ".

10. In the generated page, enter the amount of your tuition fees and the cost of materials related to your program.

If you do not enter an amount on this page, a "Warning" will be generated by the program under the "Review" tab, informing you that an entry is required to complete your file.

An amount may be carried over to line 13010 of the federal return. If this is the case, go to the line "Worksheet (Federal)" in the "Left-side menu of the Tax Return tab".

At the bottom of this page, you will notice that for "Line 13010 - Scholarship, fellowship, or bursary eligible for the part-time education amount only" a calculation is performed to generate the amount displayed on line 13010 of your federal return.

For residents of Quebec, there is no impact on their tax return.

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