I paid union dues which were on my T4, but I also paid initiation fees. Can I also claim these fees? They were more than the union dues.

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I paid union dues which were on my T4, but I also paid initiation fees. Can I also claim these fees? They were more than the union dues.

The initiation fees are NOT deductible. According to CRA: Annual membership dues do not include initiation fees, licences, special assessments, or charges for anything other than the organization's ordinary operating costs. For more info, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns206-236/212/menu-eng.html

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I paid union dues which were on my T4, but I also paid initiation fees. Can I also claim these fees? They were more than the union dues.

The initiation fees are NOT deductible. According to CRA: Annual membership dues do not include initiation fees, licences, special assessments, or charges for anything other than the organization's ordinary operating costs. For more info, please see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns206-236/212/menu-eng.html

I paid union dues which were on my T4, but I also paid initiation fees. Can I also claim these fees? They were more than the union dues.

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