Search and rescue volunteer - Newfoundland and
Labrador
Effective January 1, 2019 and subsequent taxation
years, Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue
Volunteers can claim the non-refundable credit if you meet
the conditions entitling you to the amount on line 31240 of the
federal return.
Previously only volunteer firefighters
could claim this credit from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Only residents of Newfoundland and Labrador are eligible for
this credit.
To claim this credit on line 58315 or line 58316 of Form
NL428, please follow these steps:
1. You must have completed the federal procedure to enter your
request.
2. On the "Left side menu on the Interview tab", select
the "T4 and employment income" section;
3. On the screen to your right, go to the second group, entitled
"Others", choose the option "Amount for volunteer
firefighters and amount for search and rescue volunteers" and
click on the plus sign "+
"located on your right;
4. On the page that appears, go to the line "Select the type
of emergency service volunteers" and in the drop-down menu to
your right, choose the option that corresponds to your
situation;
5. On the line "Indicate how you wish to treat the amount for
volunteer firefighters and amounts for search and rescue
volunteers" at the federal level, choose the option that
applies to your situation. The program will implicitly indicate
"Let OptiMax decide" and the latter will perform the
calculations required to minimize the tax payable;
6. In addition, you can choose the "Request amount"
option from the drop-down menu. The credit will then be carried
over to federal Schedule 1 as well as Schedule NL428,
and the amount will be increased on line 101 of the federal
return;
7. However, if you choose the "Do not claim amount"
option in the drop-down menu, the program will not increase your
income by the amount of the exemption in box 87 of the T4 slip and
will not grant the credit. of federal Schedule 1.
If you were a volunteer firefighter and a search and rescue
volunteer, you cannot claim both amounts.
The amount for volunteer firefighters (MPV) will be entered
on line 31220 of federal Step 5 and on line 58315
of form NL428.
The amount for Search and Rescue Volunteers (MVRS) will be
entered on line 31240 of Federal Step 5 and on
line 58316 of Form NL428.
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