Caregiver amount - Spouse - Line 462 - Quebec
You can claim a refundable tax credit if all three of the
following conditions are met:
A) Your spouse was 70 or older at the end of the fiscal
year.
B) Your spouse had a severe and prolonged impairment in mental or
physical functions that rendered him or her unable to
live alone as certified by a physician.
C) Your spouse lived with you for at least 365 consecutive days
(including at least 183 days in the taxation year covered by the
claim).
Note: You or your spouse must have owned,
rented, or sublet the dwelling in which you lived together. This
dwelling must not be in a private seniors'
residence.
To claim this credit, please follow these steps:
1 - On the "Left side menu of the Interview
tab" of your own return, select "Quebec
credits", and on the screen to your right, scroll down to
"Quebec line 462" group, choose "Schedule
H - Dwelling information for the tax credit for
caregiver".
2 - On the line "Select the person who is the owner, lessee
or sub lessee of the dwelling (Part A of Schedule H)" of
the page that appears, select the option that corresponds to your
situation in the drop-down menu to your right.
3 - On the "Left side menu of the Interview
tab" of your spouse's return, select
"Medical, disability, caregiver" and on the page
generated on the right, click on the plus
sign "+" icon to the right of the line
"Infirmity and Disability amounts for yourself* (line
316)".
4- Answer all questions in this page.
5. Still in "Medical, disability, caregiver",
choose "Schedule H - Eligibility and dates of the
qualifying period for the caregiver amount for this spouse (Quebec
line 462)" and answer the three (3) questions on this
page.
The refundable credit will be carried over to line 462 and code 02
will appear on line 461 of the Quebec return. Furthermore, Schedule
H will be generated by the program and Part B of the Schedule will
indicate the amount reported on line 462 of your Quebec tax
return.
For more information about this credit, please consult the
Revenu Québec guide at the following address:
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/citizens/tax-credits/tax-credit-for-caregivers/
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