The deadline to file your tax return is April 30. Since that is a Saturday, your return will be considered filed on time if the CRA receives it or it is postmarked on or before May 2.
Many of us worked from home over the past year due to the pandemic. If you did, you can claim some expenses, up to a maximum of $500.
Specifically, you can claim $2/day if you worked from home at least 50% of the time for a least a month.
Complete this form if you have home office expenses related to working at home in 2021 due to COVID-19.
Eligible Expenses
The following list includes common home office expenses
(for additional home office expenses you may be able to claim,
go to canada.ca/cra-home-workspace-expenses):
• rent paid for a house or apartment where you live
• electricity, water, heat, or the utilities portion of your
condominium fees
• maintenance (minor repairs, cleaning supplies, light bulbs,
paint, etc.)
• home internet access fees
• office supplies (stationery items, pens, folders, sticky notes,
postage, toner, ink cartridge, etc.)
• employment use of a basic cell phone service plan
• long distance calls for employment purposes
Employees who earn commission income can also claim
the following:
• property taxes
• home insurance
• lease of a cell phone, computer, laptop, tablet, fax machine,
etc. that reasonably relate to earning commission income
Non-eligible Expenses
You cannot claim any of the following:
• capital cost allowance
• mortgage interest
• principal mortgage payments
• capital expenses (replacing windows, flooring, furnace, etc.)
• office equipment (printer, fax machine, briefcase, laptop case
or bag, calculator, etc.)
• monthly basic rate for a landline telephone
• cell phone connection or license fees
• purchase of a cell phone, computer, laptop, tablet, fax
machine, etc.
• computer accessories (monitor, mouse, keyboard, headset,
microphone, speakers, webcam, router, etc.)
• other electronics (television, smart speaker, voice assistant, etc.)
• furniture (desk, chair, etc.)
More information can be found here.
