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Subject:RE: Buying software oneself in order to learn it From:Michele Marques <MarquesM -at- autros -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:16:21 -0500
Win Day wrote:
>> Software is a professional tool, and counts as a business expense in
>> Canada. [...]
>
> If you're a full-time employee, though, I don't think you'd qualify.
> Don't you have to be an independent contractor to qualify for the tax
> break in Canada?
>
Bruce Byfield wrote:
> My understanding is that full-time employees could claim the deduction
> so long as they did work at home. [...]
I thought that you could only claim deductions (in Canada, as a FTE)if your
employer requires you to use the tool and will not provide the tool....
there might even be a form that they are supposed to complete for you to
include with tax receipts, but I am not as sure about the form.
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