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Receipt/Worksheet: Adoption
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You can claim an amount for eligible adoption expenses related to the adoption of a child who is under 18 years of age at the time that the adoption order is issued or recognized by a government in Canada.
Two adoptive parents can split the amount if the total combined claim for eligible expenses for each child is not more than the amount before the split.
For more information, please see line 31300 and line 58330 as applicable to your province or territory in the Tax Guide.
To claim the adoption expenses of a child, please fill out a "Receipt/Worksheet: Adoption" with below:
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the first name of the child
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the total adotion expenses for this child
If you are married or living common-law, you and your spouse or common-law partner should decide whom to claim all or part of the adoption expenses.
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To claim all the adoption expenses of a child on your return, please fill out a "Receipt/Worksheet: Adoption" on your return only.
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To split/claim the adoption expenses of a child on both your return and the return of your spouse or common-law partner, please fill out a "Receipt/Worksheet: Adoption" on each return with the same first name of the child and override the calculated federal amount (line 31300) and provincial amount (line 58330) as applicable to your province or territory with the portion of the expenses to claim on each return.
(The software uses the first name of the child to identify the adoption expenses claimed for the same/each child.)
Note: Please complete only one receipt/worksheet per child.
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