Emergency Services Volunteers - British
Columbia
As of January 1, 2017, residents of
British Columbia who were volunteer firefighters or volunteers in
SAR may apply for the non-refundable credit if you meet the
conditions for the amount on line 31220 or line 31240, Step 5 of
the federal return.
You may have received a payment in 2021.
from a government, a municipality, or another public authority for
your work as:
a) A volunteer firefighter, or
b) a search and rescue volunteer, or other type of emergency
worker, or a volunteer ambulance technician.
Only residents of British Columbia are eligible for this
amount.
To claim the credit (line 58315 or line 58316
of Form BC428), please follow these
steps:
1. You must have completed the federal procedure to enter your
request.
2. On the "Left-side menu of the Interview
tab", select "T4 and employment
income".
3. On the screen to your right, go to the second group,
"Other", choose "Volunteer firefighters'
amount and search and rescue volunteer amount" option and
click
the plus sign "+"
on your right.
4. On the page that appears, go to the line "Select the
type of emergency services volunteers" and in the
drop-down menu to your right, choose the appropriate option.
5. On the line "Indicate how you wish to handle the
federal firefighter's amount and search and rescue volunteer's
amount", select the applicable option from the drop-down
menu. The program will indicate "Let MaxBack
decide" by default and perform the required calculations
to minimize the amount of tax payable.
6. In addition, you can choose the option "Claim the
amount". The credit will then be carried over to federal
Schedule 1 and on schedule BC228 and the amount will be increased
on line 10100 of the federal return.
7. However, if you choose the option "Do not claim the
volunteer firefighters' amount" from 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 Volunteer Firefighters' Amount (VFA) will be
entered on line 31220 of federal Step 5 and on line 58315 of
Form BC428.
The Search and Rescue Volunteers' Amount (SRVA)
will be entered on line 31240 of federal Step 5 and on line 58316
of Form BC428.
For more information about this credit, please refer to the CRA
guide via the following link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/tax-packages-years/general-income-tax-benefit-package/manitoba/5007-tc.html
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