Accountant told his client he couldn't claim his move to Ontario and back... We fixed it, and got a new client.

One of our clients had moved to Ontario and after about a year decided to move back to BC. Their accountant told them repeatedly that they could not claim the moving expenses for either move. The accountant was wrong and would have cost them thousands they were entitled to. Fortunately, we were able to set this right.

Moving expenses can only be claimed against earnings in the new location. Because they never really earned much income in Ontario, most of the expenses for the move to Ontario were lost, however the move back to resume working in BC was completely legitimate. CRA did review the claims and accepted them.

Not only did our advice save these clients thousands in this case, they also have told us that while our fees are much more reasonable than his former accountant, we have provided more tax saving advice than they ever did for triple the fees.

Moving expenses are a commonly missed expense due to misperceptions about the requirements to make the claim or whether it is worthwhile.

For free advice or a review of your moving expenses give us a call or email us.

www.painfreetaxes.ca or service@painfreetaxes.ca