Secondary / post-secondary studies

Why is it necessary to specify post-secondary studies or studies other than post-secondary in the keyword SCHOOLMONTHS?

A child over the age of 18 is considered a dependant if that child is pursuing full-time studies. DT Max determines that the child is in fact a dependant of his/her parents if the number of months entered in SchoolMonths is 3 or more. This is relevant for the purpose of the amount for dependent children indicated on schedule A.

In the keyword SchoolMonths, you must indicate whether the studies are post-secondary or other than post-secondary. This will tell DT Max whether the amount must be claimed on line 18 of schedule A. If the number of months entered is less than 6, DT Max will claim $1,780 as the amount for post-secondary studies, whereas if the number of months entered is 6 or higher, DT Max will claim $3,560.

Note that you can use the keyword Trimestre-OV to override the number of semesters as school (e.g. 1 = $1,780; 2 = $3,560).