Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Edition TD1AB E (26) 2 pages Alberta

Form TD1AB (2026) — Alberta Personal Tax Credits Return

The Alberta provincial TD1 that tells your employer or payer which Alberta tax credits to allow when they deduct provincial income tax from your pay or pension.

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Form TD1AB · 2026 Alberta Personal Tax Credits Return
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What is Form TD1AB?

Form TD1AB, the 2026 Alberta Personal Tax Credits Return, is the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form for people with income in Alberta. The federal TD1 sets up your federal tax deductions; the TD1AB does the same job for Alberta tax. It lists Alberta's non-refundable credits — a large basic personal amount, the age, pension income and disability amounts, the spouse and eligible dependant amounts, a caregiver amount and an amount for infirm adult dependants — so your employer or payer can work out how much Alberta tax to take off each payment.

Alberta's form stands out in two ways. Its basic personal amount is printed on the 2026 edition as $22,769, far above most other provinces, and the spouse and eligible dependant amounts are simply that line 1 figure minus the other person's net income, rather than a separate smaller amount. The TD1AB also has no tuition line, so students claim tuition only through the federal TD1 and their return.

FileIt turns the TD1AB into plain-language questions and prints your answers into the CRA's own fillable PDF (edition TD1AB E (26)). Names and date of birth can be pre-filled from the People records in your vault, and FileIt works out the Alberta age amount, the pension income cap, the disability amount, the spouse or eligible dependant amount and the line 11 total. The finished PDF is saved in the person's vault folder and can be sent for optional e-signature. You hand it to your employer or payer yourself — FileIt never sends it anywhere. Filling forms is free on every FileIt plan.

Who fills it
Employees and pensioners with income in Alberta
Given to
Your employer or payer, together with the federal TD1 — not the CRA
When
With a new employer or payer, or when your Alberta claim changes
Signatures
You sign and date the Certification on page 2
Edition
TD1AB E (26), 2 pages, 11 lines
Alberta basic personal amount
$22,769, printed on the 2026 edition

Who needs to fill out Form TD1AB?

  • Everyone employed in Alberta who starts work with a new employer, and every pensioner residing in Alberta who starts receiving payments from a new payer.
  • Albertans who will be 65 or older on December 31, 2026, and may qualify for the Alberta age amount.
  • People supporting a spouse or common-law partner who lives with them and whose net income will be less than the Alberta basic personal amount.
  • Single parents and others claiming an eligible dependant who is related to them and lives with them.
  • Caregivers looking after a parent or grandparent aged 65 or older, or an infirm relative aged 18 or older, in their home.
  • Anyone who wants their Alberta deductions to reflect a disability amount approved on Form T2201, or unused credits transferred from a spouse or dependant.

When to use Form TD1AB

  • When you start a job or begin receiving a pension, employment insurance benefits or other remuneration from a new payer and have income in Alberta.
  • When you want to change what you claimed before — for example, the number of your eligible dependants has changed.
  • When you want more tax deducted at source (the extra amount itself goes on the federal TD1).
  • When you turn 65, start a workplace pension, or your spouse's income changes enough to affect line 5.
  • When you move to a job in Alberta from another province, because the Alberta amounts replace the old province's form.

What you need before you start

  • Your social insurance number.
  • Your full name, date of birth, home address and postal code.
  • Your employee number, if your employer uses one.
  • An estimate of your 2026 net income from all sources, if you will be 65 or older by year end.
  • Your expected annual pension from a pension plan or fund (not CPP, QPP, old age security or guaranteed income supplement).
  • The estimated 2026 net income of your spouse or common-law partner, or of the eligible dependant you support.
  • The net income of any parent, grandparent or infirm relative you care for, if you plan to claim line 7 or 8.
  • Whether you will claim the disability amount with Form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate.
  • Your filled-out federal TD1, so the details match.

What’s on Form TD1AB

The 2026 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 4 parts, and it is signed by Employee:

  1. Your detailsEmployee
  2. Lines 1–11: Your Alberta claim amountsEmployee
  3. Other choices (page 2)Employee
  4. CertificationEmployee

How to fill out Form TD1AB, step by step

1 Identification

Give your last name, first name and initial(s), date of birth in YYYY/MM/DD order, employee number, address, postal code and social insurance number. The box for country of permanent residence is for non-residents only.

Use the same name and SIN you gave on your federal TD1 so payroll can match the two forms.

2 Line 1 — Basic personal amount

Every person employed in Alberta and every pensioner residing in Alberta can claim this amount. On the 2026 fillable form it is already printed in the box: $22,769. You don't calculate anything here, but if you will have more than one employer or payer at the same time, read the page 2 section before going further.

3 Line 2 — Age amount

If you will be 65 or older on December 31, 2026, and your net income from all sources will be $47,234 or less, the form says to enter $6,345. Between $47,234 and $89,534 you may enter a partial amount using the line 2 section of Form TD1AB-WS.

In FileIt you answer the age question and give your estimated net income, and the partial amount is worked out the same way the worksheet does it.

4 Line 3 — Pension income amount

If you will receive regular pension payments from a pension plan or fund, enter whichever is less: $1,753 or your estimated annual pension. Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan, old age security and guaranteed income supplement payments don't count toward it.

5 Line 4 — Disability amount

If you will claim the disability amount on your income tax and benefit return using Form T2201, the 2026 edition says to enter $17,563. Note that disability is line 4 on the Alberta form, because the TD1AB has no tuition line.

6 Line 5 — Spouse or common-law partner amount

Enter the difference between the line 1 amount and your spouse's or common-law partner's estimated net income, if you support them, they live with you, and their net income will be less than the line 1 amount.

Because line 1 is $22,769 for 2026, a spouse with modest part-time income can still leave you a sizeable claim. FileIt subtracts their income from line 1 for you.

7 Line 6 — Amount for an eligible dependant

This works the same way as line 5 — line 1 minus the dependant's net income — but only if you don't have a spouse or common-law partner (or you have one who doesn't live with you and you are not supporting or being supported by them), and the dependant is related to you and lives with you. You can't claim both line 5 and line 6.

8 Line 7 — Caregiver amount

Enter $13,180 if you take care of a dependant who lives with you and is your (or your spouse's) parent or grandparent aged 65 or older, or an infirm relative aged 18 or older, and whose net income will be $20,956 or less. Between $20,956 and $34,136 you may enter a partial amount from the line 7 section of Form TD1AB-WS, which also subtracts anything you claimed for the same person on line 6.

You enter this figure yourself in FileIt; the help text shows the worksheet steps.

9 Line 8 — Amount for infirm dependants age 18 or older

Enter $13,180 if you support an infirm dependant aged 18 or older who lives in Canada, is related to you or your spouse, and whose net income will be $8,707 or less. A partial amount applies between $8,707 and $21,887 (line 8 section of Form TD1AB-WS). You cannot claim this for someone you claimed on line 7.

10 Lines 9 and 10 — Amounts transferred

Line 9 is for the unused part of your spouse's or common-law partner's age amount, pension income amount or disability amount. Line 10 is for the unused part of a dependant's disability amount. On the Alberta form there are no tuition transfers.

11 Line 11 — Total claim amount

Add lines 1 to 10. Your employer or payer uses this total to work out your Alberta tax deductions. FileIt adds it up for you, and prints 0 instead if you tick the more-than-one-employer box on page 2.

12 Page 2 — Choices and certification

Tick the first box if you have more than one employer or payer at the same time, have already claimed your Alberta credits on another 2026 TD1AB, and your total income will be more than those credits. Tick the second box if your total income from all employers and payers will be less than your line 11 total, so no tax is deducted.

To have extra tax taken off, use the federal TD1. To have less deducted for things like RRSP contributions or child care expenses, use Form T1213. Then sign and date the Certification.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Copying the spouse amount from another province's form — on the TD1AB it is line 1 minus your spouse's net income, not a fixed figure.
  • Looking for a tuition line: the Alberta form doesn't have one, so claim tuition on the federal TD1 instead.
  • Claiming both the spouse amount and the eligible dependant amount.
  • Claiming line 7 and line 8 for the same dependant, or forgetting to subtract a line 6 claim for them.
  • Claiming the full $6,345 age amount when your net income will be over $47,234.
  • Claiming your Alberta credits in full with two employers at the same time.
  • Sending the TD1AB to the CRA instead of giving it to your employer or payer.

After you fill it out

Check the PDF, then sign and date the Certification on page 2 — with FileIt's optional e-signature or by hand if you print it. Give the TD1AB to your employer or payer together with your federal TD1. The form says to give it to them; it does not go to the CRA, and FileIt does not deliver it for you.

The completed PDF is stored in the person's FileIt vault folder, next to their federal TD1, so you can see later exactly what you claimed. Fill out a new TD1AB whenever your situation changes — a new dependant, turning 65, a spouse's income rising — or when your employer or payer asks for the new year's form.

Fill out Form TD1AB online with FileIt

  1. Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
  2. Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 32 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
  3. Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
  4. Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault. Sign it, or send it for e-signature.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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Form TD1AB: frequently asked questions

Can I fill out the TD1AB online?

Yes. FileIt asks the TD1AB questions in plain English, calculates the Alberta amounts that follow fixed rules plus the line 11 total, and prints everything into the CRA's official 2026 PDF. The PDF is saved to your vault, and filling forms is free on every FileIt plan.

Where do I send my TD1AB?

Give it to your employer or payer, usually with your federal TD1. It is not sent to the CRA. FileIt never submits it for you.

What is the Alberta basic personal amount for 2026?

The 2026 TD1AB prints $22,769 on line 1. Every person employed in Alberta and every pensioner residing in Alberta can claim it.

Why is the Alberta spouse amount so large?

On the TD1AB, the spouse or common-law partner amount and the eligible dependant amount are the line 1 amount minus that person's net income. With line 1 at $22,769 for 2026, the claim stays substantial unless their income is close to that figure.

Is there a tuition amount on the TD1AB?

No. Unlike the TD1BC or TD1NS, the Alberta form has no tuition line and no tuition transfers. Students can still claim tuition on the federal TD1.

What happens if I don't fill out a TD1AB?

The form says your employer or payer will deduct taxes after allowing the basic personal amount only. That may mean too much Alberta tax is taken off if you qualify for other amounts.

How do I have extra tax deducted?

The TD1AB has no additional-tax box. Use the Additional tax to be deducted section of the federal TD1.

Can I sign the TD1AB electronically?

FileIt offers optional e-signature, or you can print the PDF and sign by hand. Check what your employer or payer accepts.

Official sources

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-09-26.

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