In establishing the cost of home-support services that are included in the rent, landlords must assign a reasonable value to eligible services as a whole, rather than to each service individually. For example, if a landlord includes only housekeeping services in the rent, but assigns such services a value equal to half the rent, the value will not be deemed reasonable. However, if the landlord includes other services, such as meal-related and supervision services, the valued deemed reasonable will increase accordingly.
Landlords must file the information return prescribed by Revenu Québec, Information Return: Tax Credit for Home-Support Services for Seniors (form TP-1029.MD.5.V). Instructions on how to complete the return are found in guide TP-1029.MD.5.G-V.
After completing the information return, landlords must send one copy to Revenu Québec and two copies to the tenant
Landlords that fail to meet these deadlines or do not correctly complete the return are subject to a penalty of $25 per day until both these requirements are met, up to a maximum of $2,500.