Volunteer Opportunity - Refundable Credit - Line
462 - Québec
A volunteer is a person who provides respite services, to the
caregiver of a person with a significant disability. The
disability, of the care recipient defined as a severe and prolonged
impairment of mental or physical function and who is 18 years of
age or older.
You must have provided at least 200 hours of
volunteer respite care for the care recipient during the year.
Beginning with the 2018 taxation year, changes were made
to further support caregivers.
A) A maximum of $250 for a person who offers at least 200
hours of volunteer respite services.
B) A maximum of $500 to a person who offers at least 300
hours of volunteer respite services.
C) A maximum of $750 for a person who offers at least 400
hours of volunteer respite services.
For more information, consult the following links:
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/press-room/tax-news/details/154282/2018-06-13/
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/citizens/tax-credits/tax-credit-for-volunteer-respite-services/
The caregiver must have provided you with a RL-23
slip, which indicates the beneficiary's name and date of birth.
The name of the caregiver must be listed as well as his/her
address.
The caregiver who must provide the RL- 23
slip must consult the following sites:
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/documents/en/formulaires/rl/RL-23.G-V%282018-10%29.pdf
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/online-services/forms-and-publications/current-details/rl-23-t/
These two links will allow the caregiver to properly prepare the
RL- 23 slip which must be given to the volunteer, so that the
volunteer can claim his or her refundable credit for his
efforts.
To claim this refundable credit, the volunteer must follow the
procedure below:
1. On the "Left-side menu on the Interview tab", select
the "Other information slips" section.
2. On the right-hand page, click on
the plus sign "+" icon
located on the right-hand side of the line "RL-23 -Tax credit
for volunteer respite services (Quebec line 462)".
3. On the page that appears, enter the amount from Box
C of the RL-23 slip and other requested
information.
The refundable credit will be carried over on your Quebec return
on line 462 with code 20 on line 461.
ID: 20201123113526NA.xml
Webpage: KPA370-20201123113526NA.htm
