Manitoba Credits MB479
T1 General - 2024

You can claim these refundable tax credits even if you do not have to pay any tax. If it is more than the taxes you have to pay, you may get a refund for the difference.

Complete the calculations that apply to you and attach a copy of this form to your paper return.

For more information about these credits, go to canada.ca/mb-tax-info.


Family income    Column 1
You		 Column 2
Your spouse or
common-law
partner
Net income from line 23600 of the return (or the amount you would have entered if the instructions on line 23600 said "if negative, show in brackets")  1   1 
Total of the universal child care benefit (UCCB) repayment (line 21300 of the return) and the registered disability savings plan (RDSP) income repayment (included on line 23200 of the return) +  2  +  2 
Line 1 plus line 2 =  3  =  3 
Total of the UCCB income (line 11700 of the return) and RDSP income (line 12500 of the return) -  4  -  4 
Line 3 minus line 4 (if negative, enter "0") =  5  =  5 
Add the amounts from line 5 of columns 1 and 2.
Enter this amount on line 18.		 Family income  6 
                     
If you and your spouse or common-law partner occupied separate principal residences for medical reasons at the end of the year, do not complete lines 1 to 5 of column 2.
Enter their address on line 60890.
60890
                       

Personal tax credit

 (Claim?   Yes  No)
Basic credit  7 
Age credit for self (if you were born in 1959 or earlier) Claim $113   +  8 
 
Basic credit for spouse or common-law partner Claim $195      9 
Age credit for spouse or common-law partner
(if they were born in 1959 or earlier)		 Claim $113 +  10 
Disability credit for spouse or common-law partner Claim $113 +  11 
Add lines 9 to 11. 60900 =   +  12 
 
Credit for an eligible dependant claimed on line 58160 of Form MB428 Claim $195   +  13 
Disability credit for self or for a dependant other than your spouse or common-law partner
Number of disability claims 60950 x   $113 =  +  14 
Credit for disabled dependants born in 2006 or earlier
Number of disabled dependants 60970 x  $62 =  +  15 
Credit for dependent children born in 2006 or later
Number of dependent children 60999 x  $26 =  +  16 
Add the amounts on lines 7, 8, and 12 to 16 Total credits  61050 =  17 
Amount from line 6 x   1% = -  18 
Line 17 minus line 18 (if negative, enter "0")
Enter this amount on line 64.		 Personal tax credit =  19 
 
If you are not claiming the education property tax credit, renters tax credit, seniors' school tax rebate, or school tax credit for homeowners, enter "0" on line 72 and continue on line 73. Otherwise, continue with the next section.

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Education property tax credit
                       
Complete the declaration below to claim (calculate) the education property tax credit.
 
If you have a spouse or common-law partner, only one of you can claim this credit for a principal residence for the same year.
 
Declaration for the education property tax credit
               
By signing my return, I declare the following information about my principal residence(s) in Manitoba during 2024:
Column A
Address		 Column B
Number of days at address (1)		 Column C
School taxes (2)		 Column D
Name of any individual(s) who shared accommodation with you (3)		 Column E
Municipality payment was made to		 Column F
Roll number
Total 
(1) Enter the number of days in the year that you qualified to claim the credit for this property.
(2) Enter the gross school taxes minus the Manitoba education property tax credit advance from your property tax statement, if any. Do not deduct the school tax rebate included on your property tax statement, if any. If you are a mobile homeowner, you may be eligible to use certain amounts you paid in the year in the calculation of your school taxes paid. For more information, go to canada.ca/mb-tax-info.
(3) Do not include your spouse, common-law partner, and/or dependent children.
     
                             
Net School taxes paid (total of column C above) 61120 +  20 
Manitoba education property tax credit advance shown on your property tax statement
(if not received, enter "0")		 61140 +  21 
Line 20 plus line 21 61160 =  22 
Applicable percentage x  23 
Line 22 multiplied by the percentage from line 23 =  24 
 
Complete lines 25 to 27 only if you (or your spouse or common-law partner) were 65 years of age or older at the end of the year. If both of you were under 65 years of age at the end of the year, enter $350 on line 28, and continue on line 29.
 
Basic credit for individuals 65 years of age or older  25 
Amount from line 6 x 0.5% = -  26 
Line 25 minus line 26 =  27 
 
If you (or your spouse or common-law partner) were 65 years of age or older at the end of the year, enter $350 or the amount from line 27, whichever is more.
If both of you were under 65 years of age at the end of the year, enter $350.		  28 
Number of days resident (total of column B above) 61163 ÷ 366 = x  29 
Line 28 multiplied by line 29 =  30 
 
Enter whichever is less: amount from line 24 or 30  31 
Amount of Manitoba education property tax credit advance received from line 21. -  32 
Line 31 minus line 32 (if negative, enter "0") Education property tax credit =  33 

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Renters tax credit

Complete the declaration below to claim (calculate) the renters tax credit.

Only one person can claim this credit for a given residence for a given month.

A person cannot claim this credit for any month for a residence they shared with the owner of the residence.

Declaration for the renters tax credit
             
By signing my return, I declare the following information about my rental in Manitoba during 2024:
Column A
Rental address		 Column B
Rent paid at address		 Column C
Number of months (4)		 Column D
Name of any individual(s) who shared accommodation with you (5)		 Column E
Name of landlord payment was made to
Total 
(4) You must qualify and have resided at the address for more than half of the days of the month being claimed
(5) Other than your spouse or common-law partner and/or dependent children.
                             
Amount from line 33  34 
Rent paid (total of column B from the second table) 61165  •35 
 
If you (or your spouse or common-law partner) were 65 years of age or older at the end of the year, complete lines 36 to 40. If both of you were under 65 years of age at the end of the year, enter "0" on line 40 and continue at line 41.
 
Base amount  36 
Amount from line 6 x 0.75% =
(maximum $300)		 -  37 
Line 36 minus line 37 =  38 
Number of months in the year ÷  39 
Line 38 divided by line 39 =  40 
 
Enter whichever is more:: amount from line 40 or $43.75.  41 
Number of months
(total of column C from the second table above)		 61167 x  42 
Line 41 multiplied by line 42 =  43 
Enter whichever is less: amount from line 35 or 43 Renters tax credit +  44 
Line 34 plus line 44 =  45 
 
 
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Amount from line 45  46 

Seniors' school tax rebate

 (Claim?   Yes  No)
Complete lines 47 to 57 if all of the following conditions are met:
  • You (or your spouse or common-law partner) were a homeowner.
  • You (or your spouse or common-law partner) 65 years of age or older at the end of the year.
  • Your family income (line 6) is less than $63,500
Otherwise, enter "0" on line 57 and continue on line 58.
                       
Note: The person who claims the education property tax credit (line 34) must also be the person who claims the seniors' school tax rebate.
 
Gross school taxes assessed in Manitoba for 2024 that apply to your principal residence. Include the community revitalization levy amounts in lieu of school taxes from your municipal property tax statement, if any. 61170  47 
Applicable percentage x  48 
Line 47 multiplied by the percentage from line 48 =  49 
Amount from line 31 -  50 
Line 49 minus line 50 (if negative, enter "0") (maximum $235) =  51 
 
Amount from line 6.  52 
Base amount -  53 
Line 52 minus line 53 (if negative, enter "0") =  54 
Applicable percentage x  55 
Line 54 multiplied by the percentage from line 55 =   -  56 
Line 51 minus line 56
(if negative, enter "0")		 Seniors' school tax rebate =   +  57 
Line 46 plus line 57 =  58 
 
 
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Amount from line 58  59 
 

School tax credit for homeowners

 (Claim?   Yes  No)
Complete lines 60 to 72 if all of the following conditions are met:
  • You (or your spouse or common-law partner) were a homeowner.
  • You were 55 years of age or older at the end of the year.
  • your family income (line 6) is less than $23,750.
Otherwise, enter "0" on line 72 and continue on line 73.
 
Note:
The person who claims the education property tax credit (line 33) must also be the person who claims the school tax credit for homeowners.
If you were a tenant, you may qualify for a credit. For more information, go to canada.ca/mb-tax-info and read "School tax credit for homeowners" under "Form MB479-Manitoba credits"
                       
If the amount on line 6 is less than $15,000, enter $87.50 on line 66 and continue on line 67. If the amount on line 6 is more than $15,000 but less than $23,750, continue on line 61.  60 
 
Enter the amount from line 6  61 
Base amount -  62 
Line 61 minus line 62
(if negative, enter "0")		 =  63 
Applicable percentage x  64 
Line 63 multiplied by the percentage from line 64 =   -  65 
Line 60 minus line 65
(if negative, enter "0")		 61200 =  66 
 
Amount from line 24  67 
Amount from line 31 -  68 
Line 67 minus line 68
(if negative, enter "0")		 =  69 
Enter your seniors' school tax rebate from line 57. -  70 
Line 69 minus line 70
(if negative, enter "0")		 =    71 
 
Enter whichever is less:
amount from line 66 or 71		 School tax credit for homeowners  61240 +  72 
Line 59 plus line 72 =  73 
                     
 
Enter your personal tax credit from line 19 +  74 
Add lines 73 and 74 =  75 
Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) and Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities (MSPD)
If you (or your spouse or common-law partner) did not receive EIA or MSPD payments from Manitoba in 2024, do not complete line 76. Instead, enter the amount from line 75 on line 77 and continue at line 78.

If you (or your spouse or common-law partner) did receive EIA or MSPD payments from Manitoba in 2024, enter the number from box 14 of your (or your spouse's or common-law partner's) Form T5007, Statement of Benefits (even if it is 0.00). If you and your spouse or common-law partner both received EIA or MSPD payments from Manitoba in 2024, enter the number shown in box 14 of either your T5007 slip or theirs, whichever is less.

61255 x  •76 
If you entered a number on line 76, multiply line 75 by line 76.
Otherwise,, enter the amount from line 75.		 =  77 
 
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Other tax credit
Enter the amount from line 77  78 
 
Primary caregiver tax credit (maximum $1,400) 61260 +  •79 
Add lines 78 and 79 =  80 
Fertility treatment tax credit:
Eligible medical expenses for fertility treatments 61268 x 40% =(maximum $16,000) +  81 
Line 80 plus line 81 =  82 
Paid work experience tax credit 61310 +  •83 
Add lines 82 and 83 =  84 
 
Enter your unused odour-control tax credit from your 2023 notice of assessment or reassessment. 61340 +  •85 
Add lines 84 and 85   =  86 
 
                       
Green energy equipment tax credit (purchaser) 61380  •87 
Green energy equipment tax credit (manufacturer) 61390+  •88 
Add lines 87 and 88 =   +  89 
Add lines 86 and 89 =  90 
Enter your book publishing tax credit from Form T1299 61430 +  •91 
Add lines 90 and 91. =  92 
Cultural industries printing tax credit 61480 +  •93 
Add lines 92 and 93. =  94 
Enter your Manitoba community enterprise development tax credit from line 4 of Form T1256. (maximum $27,000) 61484 +  •95 
Add lines 94 and 95. =  96 
Enter your Manitoba employee share purchase tax credit from line 6 of Form T1256-2. (maximum $27,000) 61490 +  •97 
Add lines 96 and 97. =  98 
Teaching expense tax credit:
Eligible teaching supplies expenses
(maximum $1,000)		 61495 x 15% = +  99 
Add lines 98 and 99
Enter this amount on line 47900 of your return.		 Manitoba credits =  100