Tax credit for home-support services for seniors -
Involuntary separation
If your couple meets the following conditions:
a) You are both aged 70 years or over.
b) You have lived together for part of the year.
c) One of you had to move in a long-term care facility or similar
residence during the year.
d) You wish to claim tax credit for home-support services for
seniors.
Please follow the steps below:
1. In the file of the family head, on the left side menu of the
" Interview " tab, you must first select
"Senior home support".
2. On the right-hand side of the screen, select the option that
corresponds to your situation such as your own house or other, and
enter the relevant information.
3. Then, return to the "Senior home support" page and, for
the dependent spouse, select " Private Senior's
residence for your spouse who lived in another apartment or room
from you". Note that a private institution not under
agreement that operates a residential and long-term care
center (CHSLD) is the equivalent of a private seniors'
residence.
4. However, if your spouse was transferred to a non-eligible
institution, such as a CHSLD under agreement (publicly funded), in
the "Months not eligible" section, select the months for
which your spouse was hosted.
NOTE: The cost of accommodation in a CHSLD under agreement is
considered as medical expenses and you should enter it in the
spouse's file in the "Medical, disability, caregiver"
section, online "Fees for a residential and long-term care
center" of the sub-section "Medical expenses".
If you receive a refund whereas your spouse has a balance due
and want to transfer your refund to your spouse, proceed as
follows:
1. In your file, still in the left side menu on
the " Interview " tab,
select "Refund/balance owing".
2. On the screen to your right, choose the line "Transfer your
Quebec refund to your spouse".
3. In the drop-down menu on the far right, select the line that
corresponds to your decision.
The amount you have transferred to your spouse will be entered
by the program on line 476 of your Quebec return and will also be
carried over on line 477 of your spouse's Quebec return.
Schedule J will be generated with the worksheet showing the
difference between the spouses.
For more information, please consult the following links:
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/online-services/forms-and-publications/current-details/in-151-v/
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/citizens/income-tax-return/completing-your-income-tax-return/completing-your-income-tax-return/line-by-line-help/451-to-480-refund-or-balance-due/line-458/
For the person who has remained alone in his dwelling unit
and who has remained alone throughout the tax
year.
You may claim the amount of a person living alone if, throughout
the year 2021, you usually maintained and ordinarily resided in a
dwelling in which you live alone.
At no time during the year did you share your home with another
person, such as a co-tenant, except with your children under 18
years of age.
If your child is 18 years of age or older, he/she must pursue
full-time studies and he/she has received a RL-8 slip with an
amount in boxes A.
To claim this tax credit, please follow these steps:
1. In the left side menu on
the " Interview " tab of
the Person living alone, select "Revenu Quebec
questions".
2. On the page that appears, to the question, "Are you
eligible for the Quebec amount for a person living alone?"
reply, "Yes".
3. If your family's income does not exceed a certain level, you
may be eligible.
Also, we recommend that you visit the following link for more
information.
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/citizens/income-tax-return/completing-your-income-tax-return/completing-your-income-tax-return/line-by-line-help/350-to-398-1-non-refundable-tax-credits/line-361/
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