Update for Financial Staff at UBC – T2202A forms

Educational institutions use the T2202A form to certify a student’s eligibility for tuition, education, and textbook amounts. For the 2019 tax year the Canada Revenue Agency is implementing changes to this form, which is produced by UBC  in respect of tuition fee payments received. There are two important results of the changes for financial staff at UBC to be aware of:

1. The CRA is changing the name of the form from T2202A to simply T2202, and UBC will need to prepare a new aggregate report of all T2202s. This is an Information Return that UBC will be required to file with the CRA in accordance with a filing deadline.
2. A student’s social insurance number will need to be included on the T2202 from 2019 onward, so we will be collecting that information moving forward.

In order to ensure an immediate and coordinated implementation of the new regulations, UBC’s Treasury Department wants to identify all units currently producing T2202A’s outside of Enrollment Services. If you are such a unit, please contact Paul Farrelly, Tax Manager, by January 31, 2019.

More information on the change can be found on the CRA’s website.