Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Edition TD1BC E (26) 2 pages British Columbia

Form TD1BC (2026) — British Columbia Personal Tax Credits Return

The British Columbia provincial TD1 that tells your employer or payer which BC tax credits to allow when deducting provincial income tax from your pay or pension.

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What is Form TD1BC?

Form TD1BC, the 2026 British Columbia Personal Tax Credits Return, is the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) form for people with income in British Columbia. It sits alongside the federal TD1: the federal form covers federal tax, and the TD1BC lists the BC non-refundable credits — the BC basic personal amount, age amount, pension income amount, tuition, disability, spouse and dependant amounts, the BC caregiver amount and transfers — that your employer or payer should allow when deducting BC tax.

If you don't fill out a TD1BC, the form says your employer or payer will deduct tax after allowing the BC basic personal amount only. For a single person with one job that often works out, but seniors, pensioners, students paying tuition and people supporting a low-income spouse or relative may have too much BC tax deducted without it.

FileIt asks the TD1BC questions in plain language and prints your answers into the CRA's own fillable PDF (edition TD1BC E (26)). Name and date of birth can be pre-filled from People records in your vault, and FileIt works out the BC age amount, pension income amount, disability amount, spouse and eligible dependant amounts and the line 11 total the way Form TD1BC-WS does. The PDF is filed in the person's vault folder and can be signed with FileIt's optional e-signature. You give it to your employer or payer yourself — FileIt never sends it. Filling forms is free on every plan.

Who fills it
People with employment or pension income in British Columbia
Given to
Your employer or payer, together with the federal TD1 — not the CRA
When
With a new employer or payer, or when your BC claim changes in 2026
Signatures
You sign and date the Certification on page 2
Edition
TD1BC E (26)
BC basic personal amount
$13,216, printed on the 2026 edition

Who needs to fill out Form TD1BC?

  • Every person employed in British Columbia who starts with a new employer, and every pensioner residing in BC who starts receiving payments from a new payer.
  • BC seniors who will be 65 or older by December 31, 2026, and may qualify for the BC age amount.
  • Students at a qualifying university, college or certified institution in BC who will pay more than $100 per institution in tuition.
  • People supporting a low-income spouse, common-law partner or eligible dependant.
  • Caregivers supporting an infirm spouse or an infirm adult relative whose net income is below the BC caregiver threshold.
  • Anyone whose federal TD1 total claim is more than the federal basic personal amount and who works (or, for pensioners, lives) in BC.

When to use Form TD1BC

  • When you start with a new employer or payer and will receive salary, wages, commissions, pensions, employment insurance benefits or other remuneration.
  • When you want to change amounts you previously claimed, such as after a change in the number of your eligible dependants.
  • When you turn 65, start a workplace pension or begin paying tuition partway through the year.
  • When you transfer to a job in British Columbia from another province.
  • When your employer asks for updated forms for a new tax year, because the BC amounts are set each year.

What you need before you start

  • Your social insurance number.
  • Your full name, date of birth and current address with postal code.
  • Your employee number, if you have one.
  • An estimate of your 2026 net income if you will be 65 or older by year end.
  • Your expected annual pension income from a pension plan or fund.
  • The tuition fees you will pay this year and any Canada Training Credit you expect to claim.
  • The estimated 2026 net income of a spouse, common-law partner, eligible dependant or infirm relative you support.
  • Whether you will claim the disability amount with an approved Form T2201.
  • Your completed federal TD1.

What’s on Form TD1BC

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 British Columbia claim amountsEmployee
  3. Other choices (page 2)Employee
  4. CertificationEmployee

How to fill out Form TD1BC, step by step

1 Identification

Enter your last name, first name and initial(s), date of birth (YYYY/MM/DD), employee number, address, postal code and social insurance number. Non-residents also give their country of permanent residence.

Use exactly the same details as on your federal TD1.

2 Line 1 – Basic personal amount

Every person employed in British Columbia and every pensioner residing in BC can claim the BC basic personal amount, printed on the 2026 edition as $13,216. You don't need to calculate anything. If you will have more than one employer or payer at the same time in 2026, read the page 2 section first.

3 Line 2 – Age amount

If you will be 65 or older on December 31, 2026, and your net income will be $44,119 or less, the 2026 edition says to enter $5,927. Between $44,119 and $83,633 you may enter a partial amount using the line 2 section of Form TD1BC-WS.

FileIt asks your age and estimated net income and calculates the BC figure — which uses a different income range from both the federal and Ontario forms.

4 Line 3 – Pension income amount

If you will receive regular pension payments from a pension plan or fund, enter whichever is less: $1,000 or your estimated annual pension. Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan, old age security and guaranteed income supplement payments don't count. BC's cap on the 2026 edition is half the federal one.

5 Line 4 – Tuition (full-time and part-time)

Fill this in if you are a student at a university, college or an educational institution certified by Employment and Social Development Canada and you will pay more than $100 per institution in tuition fees. Enter the total tuition you will pay, less your Canada Training Credit.

That Canada Training Credit reduction is specific to this line on the TD1BC, so check your figure rather than copying the federal line 5. You enter this amount yourself in FileIt.

6 Line 5 – Disability amount

If you will claim the disability amount on your income tax and benefit return using Form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate, the 2026 edition says to enter $9,913.

7 Line 6 – Spouse or common-law partner amount

Enter $11,317 (2026 edition) if you support your spouse or common-law partner, they live with you, and their net income for the year will be $1,132 or less. Between $1,132 and $12,449 you may enter a partial amount, worked out on the line 6 section of Form TD1BC-WS.

FileIt calculates the full or partial amount from your spouse's or partner's estimated net income.

8 Line 7 – Amount for an eligible dependant

The same $11,317 maximum applies if you support an eligible dependant and all conditions are met: you have no spouse or common-law partner (or one who doesn't live with you and who you neither support nor are supported by), the dependant is related to you and lives with you, and their net income will be $1,132 or less. A partial amount applies between $1,132 and $12,449 (line 7 section of Form TD1BC-WS).

9 Line 8 – British Columbia caregiver amount

You may claim this if you support your infirm spouse or common-law partner, or an infirm eligible dependant aged 18 or older who is your (or your spouse's or partner's) child or grandchild, or a parent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece or nephew residing in Canada at any time in the year. The infirm person's net income for the year must be less than $25,356 on the 2026 edition.

The amount is calculated per person on the line 8 section of Form TD1BC-WS; FileIt shows the rule, and you enter the result. Note that on the TD1BC an infirm spouse or common-law partner can count, not only adult relatives.

10 Lines 9 and 10 – Amounts transferred

Line 9 takes the unused part of your spouse's or common-law partner's age amount, pension income amount, tuition amount or disability amount. Line 10 takes the unused part of a dependant's disability amount, or the unused tuition amount of your (or your spouse's or partner's) dependent child or grandchild.

11 Line 11 – Total claim amount

Add lines 1 to 10. Your employer or payer uses the total to determine your BC provincial tax deductions. FileIt adds up the calculated lines and any amounts you entered yourself.

12 Page 2 – More than one employer, total income and other requests

If you have more than one employer or payer at the same time and already claimed your BC credits on another 2026 TD1BC, you can't claim them again: tick the box, enter 0 on line 11 and leave lines 2 to 10 blank. If your total income from all employers and payers will be less than line 11, tick the "Total income is less than the total claim amount" box and no tax will be deducted.

The TD1BC has no additional tax box — the form sends you to the federal TD1 for that. For less tax on things not listed, such as RRSP contributions, child care or donations, you ask the CRA for a letter of authority with Form T1213.

13 Certification

Sign and date the form to certify the information is correct and complete. The form warns that making a false return is a serious offence. Use FileIt's optional e-signature or print and sign by hand.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Entering the full tuition figure on line 4 without subtracting your Canada Training Credit.
  • Using federal or Ontario amounts on the TD1BC — BC's age, pension, disability and spouse figures are its own.
  • Claiming the full $11,317 spouse or dependant amount when their net income will be more than $1,132.
  • Claiming the BC caregiver amount for someone whose net income will be $25,356 or more.
  • Claiming your BC credits in full with two employers at the same time.
  • Sending the TD1BC to the CRA instead of handing it to your employer or payer.
  • Forgetting to update the form when you turn 65, start a pension or your dependants change.

After you fill it out

Review the PDF, then sign and date the Certification on page 2, using FileIt's e-signature or a pen. Give the TD1BC to your employer or payer with your federal TD1. The form is for your employer or payer, not the CRA, and FileIt does not deliver it for you.

A copy stays in the person's FileIt vault folder beside their federal TD1, which is handy if you later need to check what you claimed or explain a change to payroll. Fill out a new TD1BC whenever your circumstances change, if you want to change your claim, or when your employer asks for a new year's form.

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  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.
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Form TD1BC: frequently asked questions

Can I fill out the TD1BC online?

Yes. FileIt guides you through the questions, prints your answers into the CRA's official 2026 TD1BC PDF, works out the BC amounts that follow fixed rules and the line 11 total, and saves the PDF to your vault. It is free on every FileIt plan.

Where do I send my TD1BC?

Give it to your employer or payer, usually with your federal TD1. It doesn't go to the CRA, and FileIt never submits it for you.

What is the BC basic personal amount for 2026?

The 2026 edition of Form TD1BC prints a BC basic personal amount of $13,216 on line 1. Every person employed in BC and every pensioner residing in BC can claim it.

Do I have to fill out the TD1BC?

If you don't, your employer or payer deducts BC tax after allowing only the BC basic personal amount. The federal TD1 says you also have to fill out a provincial form if your federal total claim is more than the federal basic personal amount.

What is the Canada Training Credit deduction on line 4?

Line 4 of the TD1BC asks for the tuition fees you will pay less your Canada Training Credit. If you plan to claim that credit for some of your fees, subtract it before entering the figure. The federal TD1 tuition line doesn't include this instruction.

How is the TD1BC different from the TD1ON?

Both are provincial companions to the federal TD1, but the amounts and lines differ. For example, the TD1BC has a tuition line and allows tuition transfers, while the TD1ON has no tuition line at all. Use the form for the province where you work (or, if you are a pensioner, where you live).

How do I have extra tax deducted in BC?

The TD1BC doesn't have an additional tax box. The form tells you to use the "Additional tax to be deducted" section of the federal TD1.

Can I sign the TD1BC 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 2026-09-25.

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