What's new for T1 Internet version 17.20?

The latest DT Max program update is now available for downloading. It features the T1/TP-1 program for tax years 2001 to 2013 inclusively and fully supports T1/TP-1 EFILE. Installing this version will update your version of DT Max to 17.20.

Please note that all program versions are first made available on the Internet.

In this version...

1. Known issues fixed in version 17.20
2. Version highlights
   1. T5013 slip - Statement of Partnership Income
   2. Schedule C - Childcare Expenses - Correction brought by Revenu Québec to the family income limits pertaining to the 63% and 64% rates
   3. Enhancements to Form ISP-3025 - Application for the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
3. New diagnostics
   1. Notes and diagnostics
   2. Modified error prevention report
4. Reminder: deceased persons and bankruptcy returns for 2013

1. Known issues fixed in version 17.20

2. Version highlights

1. T5013 slip - Statement of Partnership Income

   Pursuant to changes brought regarding the numbering of the boxes for the 2013 revised version of the T5013 slip "Statement of Partnership Income ", we created two options in DT Max, "T5013[(13) - New]/ RL-15" and "T5013/T5013A [(11) - Old]/ RL-15" to allow users to enter information according to their version of the T5013 slip. Either option will correctly transpose the amount on the proper fields of the income tax return.

2. Schedule C - Childcare Expenses - Correction brought by Revenu Québec to the family income limits pertaining to the 63% and 64% rates

   Revenu Québec has recently announced that an error has occurred in the table of tax credit rates for childcare expenses displayed in Schedule C. The income bracket that pertains to the 64% rate should read "$46,235 to $47,485" instead of "$46,235 to $47,845". Therefore, the family income bracket pertaining to the 63% rate should read "$47,485 to $48,735" instead of "$47,845 to $48,735". Following this correction, the family income limits that correspond to the 63% and 64% rates have also been modified in DT Max.

3. Enhancements to Form ISP-3025 - Application for the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

   Pursuant to feedback that we received from our clients, we have brought enhancements to Form ISP-3025. A new table that includes the various annual income limits based on the taxpayer's situation has been added for informational purposes. In addition, the threshold (margin of error) used to complete Form ISP-3025 in DT Max was reduced from $ 5,000 to $ 1,000, so that the form will be generated less often.

3. New diagnostics

1. Notes and diagnostics

   439 QPIP premium on income from self-employment or employment outside Québec

   According to Section 9 of the Act respecting parental insurance, the employment of a member of a religious order who has taken a vow of perpetual poverty and whose remuneration is paid directly or by the member to the order is excluded from contributing to the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.

   Warning - T1163/T1273

   You have not entered the AgriStability/AgriInvest participant identification number (PIN). By default, DT Max will use 1111119 for the PIN, as this is a mandatory field for EFILE purposes.

2. Modified error prevention report

   343 First-time donor super credit (FDSC)

   The amount of monetary donations made after March 20, 2013 that are eligible for the first-time donor super credit (FDSC) is less than $1,000. The first-time donor super credit can be claimed only once in respect of any one taxation year from 2013 to 2017. Therefore, new donors should consider accumulating donations made after March 20, 2013 until they reach $1,000 and subsequently claim the credit with respect to all these gifts, but should do so no later than the 2017 tax return.

   If you have donations of money made after March 20, 2013 showing on T-Slips, you should enter these in the DONATIONS group instead of the T-SLIP group if you want to claim the first-time donor super credit.

   If you wish to accumulate donations until they reach a higher amount (maximum $1,000), use the keyword OPTIMIZE and select T1 - Charitable donations with the option Carry forward to a subsequent year.

4. Reminder: deceased persons and bankruptcy returns for 2013