Allowable Deductions in a Senior's Home
Allowable Deductions in a Senior's Home
Are there Allowable Medical Tax Ded. in a Retirement Home when you have no disability?
Re: Allowable Deductions in a Senior's Home
I thinks it depends on the services that are supplied by the retirement home. In my mother's case, about 40% of her monthly fee is deductible. The retirement home provides a breakdown of fees between rent and other services. The deductible portion covers services such as 24 hr immediate medical response, on-site health center, supplementary health plan, pharmacy services, social work services. I was surprised that this amount was deductible. CRA questioned the deductible amount in the first 2 years, but since then there have been no questions from CRA.
Re: Allowable Deductions in a Senior's Home
I agree the retirement home will/should provide an itemized breakdown of qualifying amounts on an annual basis. Just ask.
The independent facility where my mother lived would/could provide the itemized breakdown of qualifying amounts but we found in our particular case that it was to our advantage to use the pre-CRA approved DTC amounts we had in place for my mother.
The independent facility where my mother lived would/could provide the itemized breakdown of qualifying amounts but we found in our particular case that it was to our advantage to use the pre-CRA approved DTC amounts we had in place for my mother.
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Re: Allowable Deductions in a Senior's Home
A portion of your annual charges that are related to personal services is eligible as a medical expense - the statements from the Retirement Residence should normally state the amount. See CRA's RC-4065 on Medical Expense. The section on Attendant Care in a Facility. There are a couple of options, depending on whether or not you have a Disability Certificate. There is a table and some examples that explain this.