What's new for T1 Internet version 24.12?

The latest DT Max program update is now available for downloading. It features the fully functional T1/TP-1 program for the tax years 2009 to 2020 inclusively and fully supports T1/TP-1 EFILE. Installing this version will update your version of DT Max to 24.12.

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

In this version...

DT Max T1

1. CRA's Auto-fill my return service
2. Quebec Tax Data Download
3. Client suggestions implemented in version 24.12
   1. Keyword added in the T4E group to indicate payments related to COVID-19
4. Version highlights
   1. Increase of the Northwest Territories cost of living offset effective July 2021
   2. Inclusion of the Canadian journalism labour tax credit (CJLTC) in the taxable income if allocated to a partner (box 236 of the T5013 slip)
   3. EFILE authorization within the EFILE defaults menu
5. Revised forms
6. New keywords

DT Max T1

1. CRA's Auto-fill my return service

   The following changes have been made to CRA's Auto-fill my return service:

   • Corrected the display of T4 box 41

   • Corrected the display of T4RSP box 24

2. Quebec Tax Data Download

   The following changes have been made to the Quebec Tax Data Download service:

   • Our Quebec Tax Data Download service feature was not displaying the tax data received from Revenu Québec on the first attempt to download this information. Instead, DT Max was displaying the message "The RQ download completed successfully but there is no data to display". This issue has been fixed in version 24.12.

   • Corrected the display of RL-1 code RJ

   • Corrected the display of RL-1 box L-10

3. Client suggestions implemented in version 24.12

   1. Keyword added in the T4E group to indicate payments related to COVID-19

      Since the T4E slip does not provide a new box that is specific to payments relating to COVID-19, a new keyword EIB-COVID-19 has been added in the T4E group to allow you to indicate COVID-19 payments included in the T4E.

4. Version highlights

   1. Increase of the Northwest Territories cost of living offset effective July 2021

      In the 2021 budget presented on February 4, the Government of the Northwest Territories announced that the cost of living offset will increase on July 1, 2021, from $156 to $208 per adult and from $180 to $240 per child to help residents adjust to the higher carbon price.

      https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/newsroom/government-northwest-territories-releases-2021-22-budget

      The in-house form Northwest Territories Cost of Living Offset for the Period from July 2021 to June 2022 has been revised accordingly.

   2. Inclusion of the Canadian journalism labour tax credit (CJLTC) in the taxable income if allocated to a partner (box 236 of the T5013 slip)

      If the partner is an individual, the amount entered in box 236 of the T5013 slip gives entitlement to the CJLTC, refundable on line 47555 of the federal income tax return.

      According to the new guidelines for box 236 of the T5013 slip, the CJLTC allocated to a partner is taxable and must be included in his business income in the same tax year. The program will now add the amount in box 236 to the business income.

   3. EFILE authorization within the EFILE defaults menu

      Please note that, as of the 2020 taxation year, the selection within EFILE authorization will specify whether the Canada Revenue Agency will be authorized to contact the tax preparer for supporting documentation during pre-assessment or post-assessment review.

      The selection within Pre-assessment review contact method (Federal only) and Post-assessment review contact method (Federal only) will determine if CRA is to contact the tax preparer during pre-assessment, post-assessment, or both.

      Should you wish to override one or more of these selections, you may do so through the Efile keyword group.

5. Revised forms

   In-house forms

   • Northwest Territories Cost of Living Offset for the Period from July 2021 to June 2022

   Amounts were revised.

6. New keywords

   1. In the T-Slip keyword group, pertaining to the T4E:

      1. EIB-COVID-19 : COVID-19 payment amount

   2. In the Tuition-Edu keyword group, pertaining to the individual's tuition and education amounts:

      1. MJ-AB-Tuition-CF : Enter your unused Alberta tuition and education amounts - AB(S11)MJ

      2. MJ-ON-Tuition-CF : Enter your unused Ontario tuition and education amounts - ON(S11)MJ

      3. MJ-SK-Tuition-CF : Enter your unused Saskatchewan tuition and education amounts - SK(S11)MJ