Calculation of allowable moving expenses (keep all receipts)

Transportation and storage costs for household effects ____________________________ 1
Name of mover__________________________________________________________
Select the method of calculation:
Travel Detailed Method

Simplified Method

Meal Detailed Method

Simplified Method

Travelling expenses from old residence to new residence
Travel costs (other than accommodation and meals) ____________________________ 2
Travel costs per receipts ____________________________
Number of household members in move ____________________________
Method of travel ____________________________
Number of kilometers ____________________________
Accommodation ____________________________ 3
Number of nights ____________________________
Meals ____________________________ 4
Number of days ____________________________
Meals costs per receipts ____________________________
Number of meals ____________________________
Temporary living expenses near or old residence (maximum 15 days)
Accommodation ____________________________ 5
Number of nights ____________________________
Meal ____________________________ 6
Number of days ____________________________
Meal costs per receipts ____________________________
Number of meals ____________________________
Costs of cancelling the lease for the old residence ____________________________ 7
Incidental costs related to the move (specify)

____________________________ 8
Costs of maintain your old residence when vacant (maximum $5,000 ____________________________ 9
Costs of selling old residence
Selling price ____________________________
Real estate commission ____________________________ 10
Legal or notarial fees ____________________________ 11
Advertising ____________________________ 12
Other selling costs (specify)

____________________________ 13
Cost of purchasing new residence
Purchase price ____________________________
Legal or notarial fees ____________________________ 14
Taxes paid for the registration or transfer of title (Do not include GST/HST or property taxes) ____________________________ 15
Add line 1 to 15 Total moving expenses= ____________________________ 16
Unclaimed moving expenses from 2008 ____________________________ 16A
Enter any reimbursement or allowance that is not included in your income
and that you received for moving expenses that are claimed on line 16 ____________________________ 17
Line 16 plus line 16A minus line 17 Net moving expenses= ____________________________ 18

Net eligible income:

  • If you are an employee, this represents the amounts reported on your T4 and/or T4A slips that relate to the new work location and that are included on line 101 and/or 104, minus any amount relating to the new work location claimed on line 207, 212, 229, 231, and 232 of your return.
  • If you are self-employed, this generally represents the net amount earned at the new work location that are included on lines 135 to 143, minus any amounts claimed on line 212 and 222 of your return.
  • For a student, this represents the amount of scholarship, bursaries, fellowships, research grants, and/or certain prizes required to be included in income for the year
Net eligible income: ____________________________ 19
Enter the amount from line 180 or line 19, whichever is less.
Enter the result on line 219 of your return Allowable moving expenses: ____________________________ 20

If line 18 is more than line 19, you can carry forward the unused part (line 18 minus line 19) and deduct it from the same type of eligible income for the years after you move (for more information, see the attached information sheet).

Moving expenses to claim in 2010 ____________________________

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