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Level 2
February 28, 2024
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Spouse or common law partner amount

Hello,

can someone claim common law partner amount if you are new in Canada and filing your tax for the first time with martial status as common law. But your partner is not living in Canada.

thank you.

TurboTax_Susan
Alumni - Intuit
February 28, 2024

You can claim the spouse/common law partner amount if your partner is not in Canada. But you must be able to prove to the CRA that you are in a common-law relationship, and that you support them because they have low income/no income.

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TurboTax_Susan
Alumni - Intuit
February 28, 2024

You can claim the spouse/common law partner amount if your partner is not in Canada. But you must be able to prove to the CRA that you are in a common-law relationship, and that you support them because they have low income/no income.

Oeniola3Author
Level 2
February 28, 2024

thank you