You can claim expenses for packing, hauling and movers. CRA specifically mentions in-transit storage. I don't think 6 months of storage fees would pass the sniff test as it seems like an unreasonable amount of delay but that's a judgement call. The flight back for the guy you hired is also a grey area since travel costs are only deductible for moving yourself or family members, but he as the mover so would it be considered moving costs? Probably best to call the CRA for their advice cause the language they use is ambiguous. ... View more

For electronic submitted returns, it will be processed in as little as 8 days, but it's not usual to take longer. CRA says not to call about it until it's been 4 weeks. ... View more

$5000 in donations would be $1422 federal tax credit, and more for provincial. The credit is non-refundable so if you have less than $1422 in taxes owed, it will only reduce the amount owed to $0. ie if you only owe $50 in tax for the year, you'll only receive $50 credit. You can carry forward any unused amounts for upto 5 years. ... View more

Use the T5 entry screen, and manually convert your figures to $CDN before entry. ... View more

Yes. Declaration is not a choice. If you meet the criteria to be considered common-law you must declare as such. ... View more

Unfortunately not. While you can prepare the returns together they are always treated as separate filings in Canada. You don't have to submit them at the same time. So you could submit your spouses right away, then wait til the final day to submit yours. You may receive your spouses rebate back by then. ... View more

Well the fact that it's your nephew wouldn't prevent you from claiming it. A direct relative like a sister or spouse would cause an issue. However to claim it your step-nephew would have to provide you with a receipt in addition you will need his social insurance number. He would then have to claim this as income on his tax return. Also if you paid for his services in your home, you may have additional responsibilities as an employer which you should contact CRA about. In most cases when you are paying a close acquaintance like this its assumed to be more of an under the table situation where they don't claim it as income and you don't claim it as well. Since if there are tax implications for the person providing the service they may have charged more. ... View more

Eligible medical expenses for CRA are based on the province they practice in. There is no separate Canada list. So in you case this would not be an eligible medical expense as they are not an authorized medical practitioner in your province. ... View more

The acquisition itself wouldn't have tax implications. The final taxes of your fathers estate should have dealt with the tax implications of the property.  I'm not very familiar with the probate process but I assume that it involves an updating of the values of the assets. If that's the case then you certainly can claim the capital loss on the property since it depreciated from when you inherited it til when you sold it. I would use a bit of judgement here as well. Does it pass the sniff test? If you sold the property a week after acquisition and claim a substantial loss, then the initial value is probably not very accurate. If the loss that you would be claiming is somewhat in the realm of realistic for the length of time you owned it, then it should be alright should the CRA come asking about it. ... View more