Personal Tax Handbook - Employment Income & Deductions

This is the first module of the Personal Tax Handbook covering employment income and deductions. Without a doubt, this area has been the most frequently reviewed and re-assessed by CRA on personal tax returns over the last few years.

CRA has reported that over two-thirds of reassessments in this area are simply due to preparers not properly applying the T2200 to the tax return. Don’t get caught in this group and help your clients avoid reassessments and penalties for not claiming employment expenses properly.

This seminar will cover a number of topics, including the following:

• What happens if a client does not have a T2200? Are they still able to deduct employment expenses?
• What can we do if an employer refuses to provide a T2200? What is our role as an advisor and preparers in these situations?
• Are we able to prepare T2200 for clients? Is there any role we can play to help our clients get deductions they may be entitled to?
• Understanding how to ‘decode’ the T2200 Statement of Conditions of Employment and ensuring that the T777 is being properly filed
• Overview of the various vehicle allowance and reimbursements and how to properly account for and deduct vehicle expenses on the T777
• Rules and nuances when claiming home-office deductions on the T777 – it’s not as straight-forward as you think
• Understanding how the GST/HST Employee Rebate including examples for a salaried and commissioned salesperson
• Court cases, CRA commentary on various employment expenses including issues on paying an assistant, the problem of “items consumed” when claiming expenses
• What if a client works from home and has to travel to their employer’s workplace for meetings and other duties? - - Is the travel from home to work deductible?

Join us for this in-depth seminar and master the area of employment income and deductions when preparing T1 tax returns for your clients.