Emergency Services Volunteers - ManitobaYou can claim this non-refundable tax credit if you meet the conditions for claiming the amount on line 31220 of federal Step 5 or on line 31240 of federal Step 5.
Only residents of Manitoba are eligible for this amount.
To claim the credit (line 58315 or line 58316 of Form MB428), please follow these steps:
1. You must have completed the federal procedure to enter your request.
2. On the "Left-side menu of the Interview tab", select "T4 and employment income".
3. On the screen to your right, go to the second group, "Other", choose "Volunteer firefighters' amount and search and rescue volunteer amount" option and click the plus sign "+" on your right.
4. On the page that appears, go to the line "Select the type of emergency services volunteers" and in the drop-down menu to your right, choose the appropriate option.
5. On the line "Indicate how you wish to handle the federal firefighter's amount and search and rescue volunteer's amount." select the applicable option from the drop-down menu. The program will indicate implicitly "Let MaxBack decide» by default and perform the required calculations to minimize the amount of tax payable.
6. Also, you can "Claim the amount". The credit will then be carried over to Schedule 1, and the amount will be increased on line 10100 of the federal return.
7. However, if you choose the option "Do not claim the volunteer firefighters' amount" from the drop-down menu, the program will not increase your income by the amount of the exemption in Box 87 of the T4 slip and will not grant the credit of federal Schedule 1.
If you were a volunteer firefighter and a search and rescue volunteer, you cannot claim both amounts.
The credit for Volunteer firefighters' amount (VFA) will be entered on line 31220 of federal Step 5 and on line 58315 of Form MB428.
The credit for Search and rescue volunteers' amount (SRVA) will be entered on line 31240 of federal Step 5 and on line 58316 of Form MB428.
For more information about this credit, please refer to the CRA guide via the following link:
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