child fitness credit tax question

[kris10]

ok so i paid for my child to be enrolled in skating LAST YEAR 2009 but she actually started the program january 12th 2010. does anybody know if i should add the amount paid this year or should i wait until next years return?

[curt81]

ok so i paid for my child to be enrolled in skating LAST YEAR 2009 but she actually started the program january 12th 2010. does anybody know if i should add the amount paid this year or should i wait until next years return?

As you paid for it last year, i would imagine you would add it to your 2009 tax return, but don't go by what i say. I didn't know there was a child fitness credit til i did my tax return tonight.

[Litesandsirens911]

i just did my taxes..you submit it for 2009's tax return as your receipt reads paid in 2009. It doesn't matter if they started in 2010.

[Sally888]

Well I would claim it on this tax return as you paid for it in 2009.

[mhk]

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<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="Main content" -->The child must have been under 16 years of age or under 18 years of age if eligible for the disability amount, at the beginning of the year in which an eligible fitness expense was paid.
Children with disabilities - If the child qualifies for the disability amount and is under 18 years of age at the beginning of the year, an additional amount of $500 can be claimed provided that a minimum of $100 is paid on registration or membership fees for a prescribed program of physical activity.
Note
You may have paid an amount that would qualify to be claimed as child care expenses and the children’s fitness amount. If this is the case, you must first claim this amount as child care expenses. Any unused part can be claimed for the children’s fitness amount as long as the requirements are met.
Example
Mary registered her daughter Julie (9 years old) in a prescribed program of physical activity and paid fees of $750 on August 30, 2009. The program started on September 15, 2009, and ended on April 21, 2010.
Mary’s husband registered their son Eric (17 years old and eligible for the disability tax credit) in a prescribed program of physical activity and paid fees of $400 on December 20, 2009. The program started on January 6, 2010, and ended on April 28, 2010. He also registered their daughter Samantha (10 years old) in a prescribed program of physical activity and paid fees of $600 on January 2, 2010. The program started on January 6 and ended on April 28, 2010.
On her 2009 income tax return, Mary can claim a total amount of $1,400 (if her husband is not claiming any amount) based on the following formula:

• Julie $500 (maximum allowable expenses per child)
• Eric $400 (paid fees) plus $500 (since he is eligible for the disability tax credit and at least $100 was paid for eligible fitness expenses for him)
• She can not claim an amount for Samantha because the fees were paid in 2010.

Forms and publications

• General Income Tax and Benefit Package for 2009 - Guide, Returns, Schedules

Related Topics

• Children's Fitness Tax Credit Eligibility Checklist
• Information for organizations providing prescribed programs of physical activity
• Line 214 - Child care expenses
• Line 316 - Disability amount (for self)

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[kris10]

Great,thanks everyone!

[bunney40]

whatever year the receipt is for ...