You do not need to enter your receipts to claim the textbook credit. Students who are eligible for the education amount can also claim a textbook credit for every month they were enrolled in a qualifying program. TurboTax will automatically add this amount to your totals when you fill out the # of months in school on your T2202/A slip.

The amounts claimed are equal to $65 per month for each full-time month attended and $20 per month for each part-time month attended in a qualifying program. They are reported at line 4 (part-time) or line 7 (full-time) of the student's Schedule 11.

The CRA introduced this credit effective July 1, 2006. Prior to 2006, you could not claim an amount for textbooks.

If you would like to answer a few questions to find out whether you can claim the textbook amount, see the CRA website.