How to claim medical expenses - What expenses can you claim ?The most common medical expenses are as follows:
- payments made to a dentist, a nurse, a physician, a public hospital, or a licensed private hospital for dental, medical, or paramedical services.
- payment of a prescription drug purchased only if prescribed by a doctor or a dentist and obtained from a licensed pharmacist.
Generally, you can claim all amounts paid, even if they were not paid in Canada.
We recommend that you obtain your receipts from the pharmacist for the medications that were purchased during the tax year.
All family members should have the same « Last date of medical expenses (dd-mm-yyyy) » date, ideally on December 31 of the tax year, although it is possible to claim expenses for the previous year. For example, if the last date is on March 3 of a prior year, you can claim up to March 2 of the current year. All family members must respect these same dates.
To claim these medical expenses, please follow the steps below:
1. On the « Left-side menu of the Interview tab », select the item « Medical, disability, caregiver » and on the page to the right, click on the plus "+" icon to the right of the line « Medical expenses ».
2. On the page that appears in the « First section », entitled « Medical expenses », in the first places indicate the last payment date in the format « DD-MM-YYYY » and enter medical expenses such as prescription drugs, dental expenses, eyesight examination fees and others. If you wish to add lines, on the right-hand side of the page, click « Add another + » and another line will be added.
3. On the page « Medical expenses », the « second section » deals with Quebec residents who paid for medical care in Quebec that were not available within 200 kilometres of the locality where their home was located.
You can consult the following link:
4. Also on the page « Medical expense », the « third section » covers specified expenses « Specified medical expenses (not claimed elsewhere) ».
5. As for the « fourth section », this section deals with Quebec residents who contributed to the Quebec Prescription Drug Insurance last year. From the drop-down menu, choose « Federal only (usual cases) » and enter the amount you paid last year for the RAMQ. However, if you changed your « Last date of medical expenses (dd-mm-yyyy) » you must choose « Federal and Québec » and enter the amount paid the previous year.
However, if you used the same software last year, the amount will be carried over automatically by the program.
Note: The "Maple Leaf" icon which appears on the right side of a field indicates that you can enter, if applicable, an amount for another jurisdiction that differs from the federal amount.
1. First, enter the federal amount. If you have no federal slip in respect of that amount, type in the first field $0.00.
2. Then, click on the "Maple Leaf" icon.
3. A box will be automatically generated for another jurisdiction, where you can enter the appropriate amount.For more information on medical expenses, consult the following links:
For the CRA:
For Revenu Québec:
https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/citizens/tax-credits/medical-expenses/
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