Preparation is key to your finances, so it’s better to be early to get everything all tied up before the rush of business during tax season!
Medical Receipts
– The government can request for these usually months later even if you don’t have to send them in with your tax return – Contact your pharmacist, chiropractor, dentist, about making a summary form for you to gather receipts if you have gone – Any larger expenses that weren’t able to be claimed the year before can be claimed in any 12 month period but needs to be more than 3% of your net income – Check the CRA medical expenses website for a list of what is eligible and not eligible
Non-Registered Investments
– Need to know what you are getting for the stock, when you bought it, what did you pay for it, did you pay a transaction fee. – If you borrowed money to purchase stocks, the interest on the loan is deductible – but contact your bank to get a statement for the interest
RRSP
– If you contribute month to month, you need to get a receipt. – If it is through your bank, they’re not sending them out anymore. Find out how to access them online. Sometimes there can be different accesses, talk to your advisor! – You can claim the first 60 days, the contribution you make after the year in either year.
Tuition
– You can transfer from your child or grandchild up to $5,000 worth of credit. You need to have the tuition receipt from the institution. To get those, use your student ID number. – Need to know how much income the student has because if the student makes too much money, they have to use the expense themselves and it’s not transferable
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Have a great new year and Merry Christmas!