Advance payments of the tax credit for childcare expenses - Quebec

You have received an RL-19 slip with an amount in box C for the advance payments of childcare tax credit you received. Please follow the steps below:

1. On the left side menu of the " interview " tab, select the item "Other information slips" and then in the screen on the right, choose "RL-19 - Advanced payments»;

2. On the page that appears "RL-19 - Advance payments", enter the amount in box C. This amount will be carried over ed by the program on line 441 of the Quebec return.

3. If you paid childcare expenses for children in Quebec, enter them in the child's file and they will be carried over by the program on your Schedule C for the tax credit for childcare expenses, and the total amount will be carried over on line 455 of the Quebec return.

By default, the program will automatically give the credit to the spouse with the higher income. However, you can modify the way the childcare credit is processed by indicating who should claim credit.

To do so, in the file of the person who wishes to claim Schedule C, please follow the steps below:

1. On the left side menu of the " interview " tab, click on "Quebec tax credits".

2. On the right-hand side of the screen, choose "Sharing tax credits between spouses on Quebec Schedules B, C, J and P".

3. On the new page that is generated, choose the third section "Quebec - Schedule C - Child care", and from the drop-down menu, indicate your choice.

ID: 20211021140201CA.xml

Webpage: KPA365-20211021140201CA.htm

Français