What is a professional fee?

When reporting self-employment income, I am asked for the amount of Professional fees for the tax year.

Troubleshooting

As per the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the definition of Professional Fees (Which includes legal and accounting fees) are:

Fees you incurred for external professional advice or services, including consulting fees. Accounting and legal fees are included; which is anything that provides advice and help with keeping your records and fees you incur for preparing and filing your income tax and GST/HST returns.

 

Note: You cannot deduct legal and other fees you incur to buy a capital property, such as a boat or fishing material. Instead add these fees to the cost of the property.

For more information, check out: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - Professional Fees

 

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