Tax Tip-Back to School? Save Your Receipts
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(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/30/12 -- If you're moving for school this year you may be able to claim a tax deduction for when you file your income tax and benefit return. You may also be able to claim a non-refundable tax credit based on the cost of your. So don't forget to keep your receipts!
In addition, there are other benefits and non-refundable tax credits that students may be eligible to claim. Non-refundable tax credits reduce your federal tax; however, if the total of these credits is more than your federal tax, you will not get a refund for the difference.
- : You may be able to claim a full-time education amount of $400, or part-time amount of $120, for each month or part of a month in the year in which you were enrolled in a at the post-secondary level.
- : You may be able to claim a textbook amount for each month that you qualify for the education amount.
- : You may be able to claim the fees you pay for the courses taken at the post-secondary level or at an educational institution certified by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. To qualify you must have paid more than $100 in tuition fees for the year.
- : You may be eligible to claim an amount for the interest paid in 2012 or the preceding five years on your student loan if you received it under the Canada Student Loans Act, the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, or a similar provincial or territorial government laws.
- : The GST/HST credit is a tax-free quarterly payment that helps individuals and families with low or modest incomes offset all or part of the GST or HST that they pay.
Keep your receipts!
It is important for Canadians to keep all their records and receipts after filing their income tax and benefit return in case the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) asks to see them later. Each year, the CRA looks at income tax returns to review deductions and credits and ensure that various income amounts have been correctly reported. Keep your receipts and supporting documents for six years.
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