jdog101 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I cover call at a few different hospitals, and as a result tend to drive around the city a fair amount when I'm on call. I logged my driving in 2017 and I am hoping to deduct a portion of my motor vehicle expenses on my taxes this year. The CRA website states that a trip to-and-from work each day are considered personal (i.e. non tax deductable). It is the extra driving beyond that first trip to work that you can deduct. However, I have a few situations like the one below that I am not sure what to do with: Scenario 1: - Drive from my house to hospital A (normal centre) to go see inpatients (trip to work) - Drive from hospital A to hospital B to see a consult - Drive from hospital B to home That is, I didn't have to drive back to the first hospital. Can I deduct my final trip home? Or, do you think this would be considered the trip home, even though it is from a different location? Scenario 2: I drive from my house to hospital C and back. Hospital C is further away and don't work there routinely. I didn't have to go to my main centre (hospital A) that day. Does that trip to hospital C count as my "trip to and from work"? Or, can I deduct it because it is further away and not where I usually work. Interested in your perspectives and experiences. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmen Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Take this with a grain of salt as it is not tax-related but rather related to reimbursements from my former employer: they would typically reimburse the distance between my typical work place to where I had to go (both ways) when I had to work somewhere else. Example: workplace A (usual) is 12 km away from workplace B (occasional). If I have to go to workplace B, I get reimbursed for 24 km (both ways) regardless of whether or not I went to workplace A before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace of Spades Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 If you're a resident, you will most likely not be able to deduct those expenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog101 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 You can deduct them! I know many residents that do and it is listed as an allowable deduction on one of the tax forms from Alberta Health Services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I don't have fine details, but some residents in our program claimed km driven on call, and others didn't. Some that did make the claim were asked to provide documentation, and therefore had to submit their call schedule to support the claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 I deducted kms driven while on call (if I drove in to see a consult) as well as km's driven between hospital sites if I had to go from one hospital to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog101 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Thanks everyone. I think I will deduct any call-related driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wachaa Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 08/01/2018 at 4:54 PM, jdog101 said: Thanks everyone. I think I will deduct any call-related driving. You should be able to. For tax purposes, we were issued T2200 from our employer (health services). You may have to request it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMinterview Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/line-229-other-employment-expenses/salaried-employees/allowable-motor-vehicle-expenses.html Has anyone been able to deduct a proportion of their financing/leasing, maintenance, insurance costs as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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