Disabled taxpayer and attendant fees

My client is disabled. He incurred expenses to obtain the services of an attendant. Can he claim both deductions?

The taxpayer who wishes to claim a deduction for fees paid to an attendant, on line 215 of the federal return and line 250 of the Quebec return, must satisfy the following requirements:

1. he must be entitled to the disability amount;

2. he must have earned income (from employment or business, research grants, training allowances, etc.);

3. he must be 18 or older.

The maximum deduction is $5,000.

Three options are available:

1. You may claim both the disability amount and the amount for attendant fees. To do so, use the keywords DISABLEDOV Use disability deduction and Attendant .

2. You may claim both the disability amount and the amount for attendant fees as medical expenses, if that amount does not exceed $5,000. To that end, use the keywords Disability Use disability deduction and Medical .

3. You may claim the amount for attendant fees only, as medical expenses, if that amount exceeds $5,000. Indeed, when the fees paid to an attendant exceed $5,000, they may only be claimed as medical expenses. The disability amount is no longer an option. You must therefore use the keyword Medical .