Ontario childcare access Tax Credit

As of January 1, 2019, and beyond, you may be able to claim the "Refundable Ontario childcare access credit" if you meet all the following conditions.

     * You were a resident of Ontario at the end of the tax year.

     * You claimed an amount for childcare expenses on line 21400 of your federal return for one or more eligible children.

     * If you were bankrupt in 2019, you cannot claim this tax credit on your return for any taxation year ending in 2019.

To claim this refundable credit on line 47900 of your federal return, the program will generate Schedule ON479A.

1 - On the head of the family's file, choose the "Ontario tax credits" section located on the "Left side menu on the Interview tab".

2 - On the screen to your right click on the plus sign "+" icon located to the right of the line "Assigning Ontario credits to one spouse or the other".

3 - On the page that appears, go to the section "Ontario childcare access and relief expenses (CARE) tax credit", for the line "You can decide how to claim this credit" in the field to your right choose the option "Let MaxBack decide".

Note the program will determine the person who can claim the childcare expenses and allocate the refundable credit to them.

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