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I was auditted for trying to pull this stuff (based on the misguided advice of one of my buddies, who as it turns out had never done it, but I suspect thought it would be humourous to see who would follow his weak advice). Guess what?? I had the pleasure of paying back about $200 to the good old CCRA (Revenue Canada at the time, I believe).
There is, I believe, an area where you can claim "Military Grooming" as an acceptable expense, but receipts must be provided, for a maximum of $200, IIRC. I think that is what my buddy was goin on about originally, but not too many people keep receipts for cans of Kiwi polish, Brasso, etc. Try it at your own peril, MARS2INF. I suggest asking H&R Block if it's good to go, as they will back you in an audit, if I'm not mistaken. If they won't back you, it definitely doesn't pass the smell test.
BTW, the "audit" that I went through wasn't as painful as I had been led to believe by popular culture (TV, movies). They phoned me, enquired about what it was that I thought entitled me to claim this expense, asked for receipts (which, of course, I didn't have, as I am a dumbass), and then info'ed me how much I had to pay back to the Man. Pretty painless, though a little humbling.
Al
There is, I believe, an area where you can claim "Military Grooming" as an acceptable expense, but receipts must be provided, for a maximum of $200, IIRC. I think that is what my buddy was goin on about originally, but not too many people keep receipts for cans of Kiwi polish, Brasso, etc. Try it at your own peril, MARS2INF. I suggest asking H&R Block if it's good to go, as they will back you in an audit, if I'm not mistaken. If they won't back you, it definitely doesn't pass the smell test.
BTW, the "audit" that I went through wasn't as painful as I had been led to believe by popular culture (TV, movies). They phoned me, enquired about what it was that I thought entitled me to claim this expense, asked for receipts (which, of course, I didn't have, as I am a dumbass), and then info'ed me how much I had to pay back to the Man. Pretty painless, though a little humbling.
Al