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Get a move on!
February 2, 2005
Did you know…
If you move within Canada to start a new job or business, some of your moving expenses may be deductible from the income you earn in the new location. Expenses that can be deducted include hiring movers or renting vans to move, furniture storage, meals and lodging for you and your family, and the cost of breaking a lease or selling your home. Expenses are deductible from the income earned at the new location in the year you move. Expenses that are not claimed in the year of the move can be carried forward and claimed in years after you move against income earned at the new work location.
Students can also deduct eligible moving expenses from award income if they move to attend courses as a full-time student at a college, university, or other institution offering post-secondary education. If the student's moving expenses are more than the award income reported for the year of the move, the unused part of those expenses can be deducted from award income reported on the student's return in following years.
For more information on what you are entitled to claim, visit www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/individuals/menu-e.html.
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- Date modified:
- 2005-02-02