Enter on line 22900 the allowable amount of your employment expenses from the total expenses line of form t777.
Home office expenses cra covid. Due to covid 19 many employees have been forced to work from home and in many cases have suffered additional costs as a result. Claiming expenses for employees working from home during covid 19. For more information on working from home visit home office expenses or speak to a registered tax professional. More than 50 of her work from that work space.
If you ve been forced to work at home due to the covid 19 pandemic you might be able to claim some of your household expenses on your income tax next year. Full coverage at ctvnews ca coronavirus tracking every case of covid 19 in canada. We believe that home office expenses should be deductible if an employee is required to maintain a home office and uses. Our tax law says that employees can claim a deduction for certain home office expenses but only where you meet at least one of.
For more information on what those records are see home office expenses. The principal condition for the deduction of expenses in respect of a work space at home such as rent utilities and maintenance costs office space expenses is that the employee must principally perform i e. We are experiencing high call volumes resulting in long wait times. Completing your tax return.
Detailed information on home office expenses can be found on the cra s website. Working from home during this pandemic could provide tax savings. You can deduct expenses you paid in 2019 for the employment use of a work space in your home as long as you had to pay for them under your contract of employment. If you re an employee who works from home you may be able to claim a deduction for home office expenses.
The principally performs requirement will generally be met where an. Enter the lower amount of line 24 or 25 of form t777 at line 9945. Complete the calculation of work space in the home expenses portion of form t777 statement of employment expenses. Hmrc have published guidance for employers to understand which of these expenses are taxable and have confirmed that they can be reported to hmrc through a paye settlement agreement psa where arising as a result of covid 19.