Children's Fitness Tax Credit Eligibility Checklist
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Children's Fitness Tax Credit Eligibility Checklist
Answering the questions below will help you determine whether or not a program will qualify for purposes of the children's fitness tax credit.
1. Is the program suitable for children?
Note
The program should be physically safe, not place children at undue risk, and comply with safety regulations.
2. Does the program operate for at least eight consecutive weeks or over a period of at least five consecutive days?
3. If your program or membership operates for at least eight consecutive weeks, answer Question A, B, or C below, whichever applies. If your program operates for at least five consecutive days, answer Question D below.
A) If the program operates weekly with one or more sessions per week, do about 90% or more of the activities in the program include a significant amount of physical activity?
B) If the program is offered to children by a club, association or similar organization in circumstances where the child can select from among various activities, do more than 50% of the activities require a significant amount of physical activity, or is more than 50% of the program time spent on physical activities?
C) If the organization offers a membership, do more than 50% of the activities offered to children by the organization include a significant amount of physical activity?
D) Do more than 50% of the daily activities in the program include a significant amount of physical activity?
4. Is a supervisor present and sufficiently engaged to encourage active participation by the children?
Note
Explicit instruction or coaching is not needed to meet this requirement.
If you answered yes to all of the above questions, the program or membership qualifies as a prescribed program of physical activity. A receipt should be issued for the amount of eligible fees paid for the child's registration or membership in the program, as long as the child is under 16 years of age, or under 18 years of age and eligible for the disability tax credit, at the beginning of the year in which the fees are paid.
If you answered yes to questions 1, 2, and 4 above, but could not answer yes to questions under 3B) or C) above because the 50% tests were not met, the program or membership still qualifies as a prescribed program of physical activity. However, only a prorated part of the amount paid for the child's registration or membership in the program will be eligible for the credit.
For help with calculating eligible fees and completing receipts, go to "Calculating the amount of eligible fitness expenses" under Information for organizations providing prescribed programs of physical activity.
- Date modified:
- 2016-05-11