I am doing my mother's income taxes. She is 82. She purchased hearing aids this year in the amount of $4600. Can I claim this expence and if so, where?

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I am doing my mother's income taxes. She is 82. She purchased hearing aids this year in the amount of $4600. Can I claim this expence and if so, where?

According to the CRA (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns300-350/330-331/dtlxpns-eng.ht...), hearing aids are eligible medical expenses.

This article describes how to enter medical expenses: https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/questions/1358787-where-do-i-enter-medical-expenses-on-turbo-ta...

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I am doing my mother's income taxes. She is 82. She purchased hearing aids this year in the amount of $4600. Can I claim this expence and if so, where?

According to the CRA (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns300-350/330-331/dtlxpns-eng.ht...), hearing aids are eligible medical expenses.

This article describes how to enter medical expenses: https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/questions/1358787-where-do-i-enter-medical-expenses-on-turbo-ta...