Ok so here's the scenario:
Moved to BC to work at new company. Company either paid for or reimbursed most of the costs of moving. Most reimbursements are considered non-taxable benefits and are not included on the T4 slip.
However - a certain amount was included on the T4 slip for money reimbursed for temporary accomodations OVER 15 days.
ie. Stayed in a temporary residence for 21 days. The company paid for all 21 days but only the first 15 days are considered "non-taxable" thus the amount paid for the last 6 days was included on the T4 slip as a taxable benefit.
What I want to know is - can I claim the extra 6 days of accomodations as a moving expense on the tax return?
If so, how would I go about doing it?
At the moment I have it so that I am claiming 6 days of temporary accomodations in the taxable benefit amount that was added onto my T4. Only problem is, I am also claiming food expenses since the allowance they provided didn't cover the cost of food. So I am claiming 15 days of food expenses (the maximum) and only 6 days of temporary accomodations (since the company paid for the first 15 days) so it looks kinda sketchy.
Even when I include the company reimbursement for the food allowance and the amount that the company paid to help offset the costs of taxes on the taxable benefit.....it increases the refund by over 300.00. Is that right?
Moved to BC to work at new company. Company either paid for or reimbursed most of the costs of moving. Most reimbursements are considered non-taxable benefits and are not included on the T4 slip.
However - a certain amount was included on the T4 slip for money reimbursed for temporary accomodations OVER 15 days.
ie. Stayed in a temporary residence for 21 days. The company paid for all 21 days but only the first 15 days are considered "non-taxable" thus the amount paid for the last 6 days was included on the T4 slip as a taxable benefit.
What I want to know is - can I claim the extra 6 days of accomodations as a moving expense on the tax return?
If so, how would I go about doing it?
At the moment I have it so that I am claiming 6 days of temporary accomodations in the taxable benefit amount that was added onto my T4. Only problem is, I am also claiming food expenses since the allowance they provided didn't cover the cost of food. So I am claiming 15 days of food expenses (the maximum) and only 6 days of temporary accomodations (since the company paid for the first 15 days) so it looks kinda sketchy.
Even when I include the company reimbursement for the food allowance and the amount that the company paid to help offset the costs of taxes on the taxable benefit.....it increases the refund by over 300.00. Is that right?
