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Common Personal Tax Credits & Deductions
Want to learn about the common tax credits and deductions you may be eligible for? Each entry links to the current CRA guidance, with the line number where it appears on your T1.
- Annual Union, Professional or Like DuesLine 21200canada.ca
- Carrying Charges and Interest ExpensesLine 22100canada.ca
- Child Care ExpensesLine 21400canada.ca
- Children's Fitness & Arts CreditsThe federal children's fitness and arts amounts were eliminated after the 2016 tax year. Ask us about the child care expense deduction and provincial programs instead.canada.ca
- Disability Supports DeductionLine 21500canada.ca
- Federal Dividend Tax CreditLine 40425canada.ca
- Tuition, Education and Textbook AmountsLine 32300canada.ca
- Other Employment ExpensesLine 22900 — requires a signed T2200 from your employercanada.ca
- Charitable DonationsThe First-Time Donor's Super Credit expired after the 2017 tax year. Donations are still claimable on line 34900.canada.ca
- Home Buyers' AmountLine 31270canada.ca
- Interest Paid on Student LoansLine 31900canada.ca
- Medical ExpensesLines 33099 and 33199canada.ca
- Motor Vehicle ExpensesClaimed through employment or self-employment expensescanada.ca
- Moving ExpensesLine 21900 — eligible if you moved for work or schoolcanada.ca
- Northern Residents DeductionsLine 25500canada.ca
- Overseas Employment Tax CreditThe Overseas Employment Tax Credit was fully phased out after the 2015 tax year. Talk to us about foreign income reporting instead.canada.ca
- Pension Income Splittingcanada.ca
- Public Transit AmountThe federal public transit amount was eliminated for passes used after June 2017.canada.ca
- RRSP Contributionscanada.ca
- Support Payments MadeLines 21999 and 22000canada.ca
- Volunteer Firefighters' AmountLine 31220 (and line 31240 for search and rescue volunteers)canada.ca
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