Québec Line 398.1 - Tax credit for tuition or examination fees transferred by a child

Entering this Amount

Entering Québec tuition or examination fees transferred by a child

Enter each child in the Dependant information window.

Enter each child in the Intro section of the interview. See entering dependants for more information.

Parents claiming Québec tuition or examination fees transferred by a child

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.

TurboTax claims the transfer on line 398.1 of your TP-1.