Most of us don’t know how to claim moving expenses in tax returns. But you are able to claim moving expenses from your taxes if your move has to fit in one of the following categories.
- Your original spot of house is at least 40 kilometers closer to your workplace or school than your past house.
- If you moved to your new apartment to do the job or attend a full time course classes.
- If you are moving to Canada itself.
- The cost of storing and insuring domestic goods and personal effects for any 30-day period after they are moved from the old home and before they are moved to the new home.
- The Canada Revenue Agency allows you to subtract rational amounts that you paid for moving yourself, your household and your family effects, including the transportation costs associated with moving from your older house to your original one. And storage cost of your household effects, also the cost of modify your legal documents like driving license and the cost related things like cable, Internet, phone, hydro and gas bills.
- If the expenses go beyond the reimbursement, the surplus expenses are deductible.
But some expenses are not deductible in tax returns, they are,
- A loss on the sale of your previous home and also expenses for job done to have your past house much saleable.
- Transportation charges for house-hunting trips before your move new apartment.
- Expenses to supplant items such as drapes, carpets and tool sheds.
- Expenses of buying or selling a home and also temporary living expenditures.
Make sure to hold all of the receipts and documents supporting your claims. I followed these suggestions when I moved to Miami to Atlanta apartment and get the maximum tax deductions.