Relevé 8 - Amount for full-time post-secondary studies

The amount for post secondary studies (box A) is not the same as tuition fees. While the amount is reported on the student's RL-8 slip and entered on the student's return, the student does not receive a tax credit for this amount if they were under 18 years of age. Rather, the person claiming the student as a dependant (generally the student's father or mother) claims this amount on his or her return.

Students

Students

1. Enter Relevé 8 amounts in the RL-8 slip entry screen on your own return.

   Using the T-slips entry screen.

   
   
   • The education amount is calculated on the student's Québec Schedule S - Amount transferred by a child 18 or over enrolled in post-secondary studies.
   • The tuition amount is calculated on the student's Québec Schedule T - Tuition or examination fees claimed or transferred by a student and shown at line 398 of the student's TP1.
2. Indicate on Schedule S and Schedule T which parent you are transferring amounts to.

Parents claiming the Amount for child under 18 or the Amount transferred by child 18 or over

Parents claiming the Amount for child under 18 or the Amount transferred by child 18 or over

Enter the student's personal information and amounts from the student's RL-8 slip in the Dependants information screen of your return.

Enter amounts from the student's RL-8 slip in the Dependants credits screens in the DEDUCTIONS & CREDITS section of the interview of your return.

Make sure that the student has completed his or her own return and indicated on Schedule S and Schedule T which parent is receiving the transferred amounts.

Note: The student must file a tax return even if there is no income to report.

1. Open the Dependants Information window.

2. Click in the Tuition transfer field and complete the Tuition Fees and Education Amount Transferred window.

Where do these amounts appear on the parent's return?

Where do these amounts appear on the parent's return?

The amount for a child enrolled in post-secondary studies:

• If the dependant student is under 18 (born after December 31, 2005), this amount is calculated on Part A of the parent's Québec Schedule A and shown at line 367 of the parent's TP1.
• If the dependant student is 18 or over (born before December 31, 2006), this amount is calculated on Part B of the parent's Québec Schedule A and shown at line 367 of the parent's TP1.

Tuition or examination fees transferred by a child are calculated on the parent's Québec Schedule A (Part D) and shown at line 398.1 of the parent's TP1.