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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Question: &amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;What business expenses can a Canadian business claim on income tax?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Answer: &amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The Canada Revenue Agency allows any reasonable business expense; that is, the item has to be appropriate to your business and used in an attempt to make money.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The CRA says business expenses are &amp;amp;#34;certain costs that are reasonable for a particular type of business, and that are incurred for the purposes of earning income. Business expenses can be deducted for tax purposes. Personal, living, or other expenses not related to the business cannot be deducted for tax purposes.&amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Therefore, as a business person, you need to be sure to distinguish between your business expenses and personal expenses throughout the year.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Keeping a separate business bank account and following good accounting practices will help you do this.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;3 Important Points About Claiming Business Expenses&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;There are some caveats to bear in mind when you\u2019re thinking about claiming business expenses, however.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;1) Note the word reasonable in the definition.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; What is a reasonable business expense for one business may not be for another. It may make perfect sense for a writer or cafe owner to claim Internet Service Provider fees as a business expense, for example, but it seems odd for a bakery.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;2) It&amp;amp;#39;s only the portion of a business expense that\u2019s related directly to your business that can be deducted.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; If you buy and/or use vehicles or equipment for both personal and business purposes, you have to distinguish between the two and only claim the business portion.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;3) All business expenses need to be supported by documentation.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; You have to have receipts to back up your business expense claims. For more on this, see &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.thebalance.com/claiming-expenses-without-receipts-2947314&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Can I claim business expenses that I no longer have receipts for?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.thebalance.com/business-expenses-as-tax-deductions-index-2948637&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt; Business Expenses Index&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; lists many common business expenses and explains the income tax deductions rules relating to each expense. See also:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.thebalance.com/vehicle-expenses-you-can-claim-on-taxes-in-canada-2948626&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Motor Vehicle Expenses&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.thebalance.com/expenses-on-canada-income-tax-2948625&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Meals and Entertainment Expenses&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If you&amp;amp;#39;re still worried or doubtful about claiming a particular business expense, talk to your accountant and/or give the Canada Revenue Agency a call.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Do You Include Taxes When Claiming Business Expenses?&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;When you&amp;amp;#39;re claiming business expenses on your &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.thebalance.com/do-you-need-to-fill-out-canadian-income-tax-form-t2125-2948218&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;T2125 form (Business or Professional Income form)&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, whether or not you include the GST/HST that you paid on the expense you&amp;amp;#39;re claiming depends on whether or not you&amp;amp;#39;re a GST registrant and have/will be claiming the GST/HST on that expense as an &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.thebalance.com/what-are-input-tax-credits-2948163&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Input Tax Credit&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. If you&amp;amp;#39;re claiming it as an Input Tax Credit, deduct it from your claimed expense on your income tax form.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In the words of the &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/slprtnr/bsnssxpnss/menu-eng.html&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Canada Revenue Agency&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;,&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;amp;#34;When you claim the GST/HST you paid on your business expenses as an input tax credit, reduce the amounts of the business expenses you show on Form T2125, Statement of Business or Professional Activities, by the amount of the input tax credit. Do this when the GST/HST for which you are claiming the input tax credit was paid or became payable.&amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Also, when claiming business expenses, note that if you received any other rebate, grant, or assistance you would subtract the amount of that rebate, grant or assistance from the business expense to which it applied.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.thebalance.com/canadian-income-tax-faqs-for-small-businesses-2947298&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Back to &amp;amp;gt; Canadian Income Tax FAQs Index&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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