Manitoba Fertility Treatment Tax Credit

Did you or your spouse or common-law partner receive fertility treatment in 2016 from a licensed medical practitioner or infertility treatment clinic in Manitoba? If so, you might be able to claim a credit for eligible expenses related to the treatment. The Manitoba Fertility Treatment Tax Credit is equal to 40% of the costs of treatment, and you can claim up to $20,000 for a maximum of $8,000 per year. There’s no limit on the number of treatments you can claim, as long as the amount claimed isn’t more than the maximum yearly amount.

You can claim the Manitoba Fertility Treatment Tax Credit if:

  • You’re a resident of Manitoba on December 31
  • You or your spouse paid for fertility treatments in 2016 and
  • The fertility treatment is given by a Manitoba licensed medical practitioner or fertility treatment clinic located in the province

Note: You can’t claim a credit for fertility treatments outside of Manitoba but you can claim any costs from follow-up treatments by a Manitoba physician.

Remember that you can only claim eligible expenses that weren’t reimbursed to you already (for example, by a private health care coverage). Either you or your spouse can claim this tax credit but it can’t be split between you both.

 Some examples of treatments that you can claim are:

  • Ovulation Induction
  • Therapeutic Donor Insemination (TDI)
  • Hyperstimulation/Intrauterine Insemination (HS/IUI)
  • In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
  • Frozen Embryo Transfer

Keep in mind, this isn't a complete list of eligible treatments. Click here to see what expenses and treatments are eligible for the fertility treatment tax credit.

 

Where do I claim this?

Follow these steps in H&R Block's tax software to file your 2016 taxes:

Before you begin, make sure you tell us that you lived in Manitoba on December 31, 2016.

  1. Under the PREPARE tab, click the OTHER icon. You'll find yourself here:

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  2. Under the Medical and disability-related care section, select the checkbox labelled Medical expenses, then click Continue.

  3. When you arrive at the page for Medical expenses, enter your information into the field labelled Amount paid to a fertility clinic or licensed physician in Manitoba for infertility treatment services.

 

Where can I learn more?

 

 

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