Jan 19, 2022
As we advised in Tax Tip 20-04 , significant additional disclosure and filing requirements for trusts were announced in the 2018 Federal Budget and are scheduled to apply for trust’s 2021 and subsequent tax years.
“Complicated rules for a simple situation.”
When an individual moves from one city to another, the issue thatoften arises is whether related moving expenses are deductible for tax purposes.
In order for moving expenses to be deductible, the expenses must be “moving expenses.” The move must be an “eligible relocation.” An eligible relocation is defined to be a relocation that enabled the taxpayer to:
Both the old and the new residences must be in Canada. The distance between the old residence and the new residence must be at least 40 kilometres.
Once it has been determined that an eligible relocation has occurred, the next point is whether the expenses paid are moving expenses for tax purposes.
Expenses included in the definition of moving expenses are:
Students may deduct moving expenses if they move from a residence in Canada or to a university in Canada. They do not have to move between a Canadian residence and a Canadian university.
Once a taxpayer has met the test of an eligible relocation and the definition of moving expenses, the amount to be deducted cannot exceed the income earned at the new employment, or business or scholarship income for a student.
As you can see, these are complicated rules for a simple situation.
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