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Parents information for Children's Fitness Tax Credit
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Children’s Fitness Tax Credit
- It is a new Federal Government tax credit to help parents get their children active
- You may claim up to $500 for children 16 years and under
- There are special considerations for children with disabilities
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What is the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit?
- The children's fitness tax credit lets parents/legal guardians claim up to $500.00 per year for eligible fitness expenses paid for each child who is under 16 years of age.
- You can claim a fitness tax credit for your child or your spouse or common-law partner’s child.
- You or your spouse can claim the children’s fitness tax credit in the year the activity/program occurs.
- The Children’s Fitness Tax Credit is line 365 of the income tax form.
What are the special considerations for children with a disability?
- Your child is under 18 years of age at the beginning of the year.
- Parents/legal guardians can claim up to $500.00 per year for programs/activities for a disabled child.
- The disability tax credit of $500.00 can also be claimed under the children’s fitness tax credit if $100.00 in registration fees is paid towards eligible activities/programs.
- The activities your child participates in must show visible movement of the body.
- It is not an organization’s responsibility to determine whether or not a child is eligible for the disability tax credit. If you tell an organization that a child is eligible for the disability tax credit, the organization should issue a receipt.
What qualifies as a fitness program? (Scroll over bold terms for definition)
- An active program that is ongoing for at least 8 weeks.
- A day camp where your child attends 5 days in a row and is active for 50% of each day.
Programs must be supervised.
- Suitable for children.
- A program that includes a large amount of physical activity to improve:
What does not qualify for the tax credit?
- An activity where riding in or on a vehicle is a major part of the activity.
- Unsupervised activities.
- Activities that are part of a regular school program.
- Personal equipment, hotel fees, travel and food.
Tips
- Always ask for a receipt when paying for a physical activity program for your children.
- When filing your tax return Revenue Canada recommends claiming all active camp or afterschool programs towards the childcare credit first, and then claim the remaining amounts towards the children’s fitness tax credit.
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