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(4) An eligible student is able to transfer to either parent an amount relating to an unused
portion of their basic personal credit amount for the year (transfer mechanism for the
recognized parental contribution). Each taxation year, the amount that can be transferred
must not exceed the limit applicable for that particular year ($7,450 for 2014).
(5) This credit is available if the dependant, other than the spouse, is related to the taxpayer
by blood, marriage or adoption and ordinarily lives with the taxpayer. In order to be
eligible for the tax credit, the taxpayer must also not have benefited from a transfer of
the recognized parental contribution from this dependant. The amount claimed must be
reduced by 80% of the dependant’s income, calculated without including any scholarships,
fellowships or awards received during the year.
(6) The amounts for a person living alone or with a dependant for being 65 years of age
or over and for pension income are added together and reduced by 15% of net family
income. Net family income is the total income of both spouses/partners minus $32,795.
(7) This credit is available if the individual lives in a self-contained domestic establishment that
he/she maintains and in which no other person, other than himself/herself, a minor person, or
an eligible student lives. If the individual is living with an eligible student, for the purposes of
the transfer mechanism for the recognized parental contribution (see note (4)), the individual
may be able to add an amount for a single-parent family of $1,640 to the basic amount for a
person living alone.
(8) This tax credit is available for workers who are 65 years of age or older. It applies to $3,000
($4,000 as of 2015) of “eligible work income” in excess of $5,000. Any unused portion of
the tax credit may not be carried forward or transferred to the individual’s spouse.
Eligible work income includes salary and business income, but excludes taxable benefits
received for a previous employment as well as amounts deducted in computing taxable
income, such as the stock option deduction.
(9) The credit for union and professional dues is calculated based on the annual fees paid
in the year. The portion of professional dues relating to liability insurance is allowed as a
deduction from income and therefore not included in calculating the credit amount.
(10) The tuition credit is calculated based on tuition, professional examination and mandatory
ancillary fees paid for the calendar year. Tuition fees qualify for a 8% non-refundable credit
for Quebec tax purposes. The student may transfer the unused portion of the tuition
credit to either one of his/her parents or grandparents. The portion of this credit that is not
transferred will be available for future use by the student.
(11) Interest paid on student loans is converted into a tax credit at a 20% rate. Interest not
claimed in a particular year may be carried forward indefinitely.
(12) The medical expense credit is calculated based on qualified medical expenses in excess
of 3% of family income. Family income is the total income of both spouses/partners.
(13) Charitable donations made by both spouses/partners may be totalled and claimed by
either person. The maximum amount of donations that may be claimed in a year is 75%
of net income. However, all donations may be carried forward for five years if they are not
claimed in the year made.
Quebec Non-Refundable Tax Credit Rates and Amounts for 2014
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