I work from home for a call center as a customer Service agent . I have employment expenses to claim ,But can I claim Gst/Hst rebate also?

[nns410]

My employer  is a company working for a outsourced work from USA. It is not a financial institute but is Customer service for Telecommunications company. I have employment expenses like electricity, Internet etc.  Can I claim GST/HST rebate too?

[TurbotaxRobert]

In order for you to claim the GST/HST rebate for employees, your employer must be a GST/HST registrant (in other words, they must be registered with CRA for GST/HST purposes).  See below for the criteria for making this claim:

Employee whose employer is a GST/HST registrant

As an employee, you may qualify for the GST/HST rebate if:

• you paid the GST/HST on certain employment-related expenses and deducted those expenses on your income tax return; and
• your employer is a GST/HST registrant.

You do not qualify for the GST/HST rebate if your employer:

• is not a GST/HST registrant; or
• is a listed financial institution.

[nns410]

Thanks Robert 🙂