Primary caregivers tax credit - ManitobaAs of January 1, 2018, an individual may claim a flat tax credit of $1,400 per full year for providing unpaid care.
This credit is refundable and not related to income.
Who is Eligible?
The care recipient must:
. be a resident of Manitoba;
. was an insured person as defined in The Health Services Insurance Act;
. reside in a private residence;
. assessed as having care level requirements equivalents to level 2 or higher;
. designate only one primary caregiver,The primary caregiver must:
. be a resident of Manitoba;
. provide caregiving for longer than 90 days;
. personally, provide care or supervision to the care recipient without reward or compensation;
. not be spouse or common-law partner of a person receives compensation or reward.For more information on this program, please visit the following link:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/tao/caregiver.html
To claim this refundable tax credit, please follow the steps below:
1 - On the "Left side menu on the Interview tab", select the "Manitoba tax and credits".
2 - On the screen on your right, scroll down to "MB479" group, choose the option ''MB479 line 61260 - Manitoba primary caregiver tax credit''.
3 - On the page that appears, enter the name of the person in the field to the right and enter the number of days you have been caring for the person excluding the three (3) months the eligibility period.
4 - You can claim this credit, regardless of the number of beneficiaries. The number of individuals is no longer limited.
The program will allow the tax credit for primary caregivers on line 61260 of form MB479 and that amount will be reported on line 47900 of your federal return.
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