Ontario - ON-BEN - Involuntary separationIf you and your spouse or common-law partner occupied separate principal residences for medical reasons on December 31 of the tax year, two choices are available to you.
One of you can claim the Ontario Trillium benefit payments for the couple, or each spouse may claim such payments individually if eligible.
If you choose to claim those payments individually, then follow these steps:
At the head of the household's file, in the "Left menu on the Interview tab", select "Ontario tax credits":
1- On the right page, choose the "ON-BEN Application" group.
2- In this group, choose the option «ON-BEN - Application for the 2020 Ontario Trillium Benefit (Ontario sales tax credits, Ontario energy and property tax credit, Northern Ontario energy credit) and the Ontario Senior Homeowners Property Tax Grant".
3- On this page, choose the section "Involuntary separation," answer the question, "Do you want to apply individually?" And choose your answer in the field on the right;
4- On the page that appears entitled "Ontario Trillium Benefit (OIB)", you must answer the questions on this page;
Complete the spouse's file as follows:
1- In the "Identification" section, for the line "Do you have the same address as your spouse?" enter "No".
2- Return to the "Left side menu on the Interview tab" and select "Current address" and enter the relevant information on the page displayed.
3- Select "Ontario tax credits" and on the page to your right, choose the "ON-BEN Application" group.
4- In this group, choose the option "ON-BEN - Application for the 2020 Ontario Trillium Benefit (Ontario sales tax credit, Ontario energy and property tax credit, Northern Ontario energy credit) and the Ontario Senior Homeowners' Property Tax Grant".
5- On this page, choose the section "Involuntary separation," answer the question, "Do you want to apply individually?" And choose your answer in the field to the right.
In each file, Form ON-BEN will be generated by the program and "Part C - Involuntary separation" will be completed automatically.
For more information regarding the Ontario Trillium benefit, please consult the following links:
http://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-trillium-benefit
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