W2: Tax Preparation Paid by US Employeer, CANADA deduction?

cyntax · Post by **cyntax** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:48 am

Hello,

I am a full year Canadian resident for 2013. My 2012 US employer sent me a W2 for 2013 which states as the only income the payment they made in 2013 to an accounting firm to prepare my 2012 US tax return.

Is this income exempt in CANADA under the tax treaty? is it deductible in CANADA somehow. if so how?

In the US tax preparation expenses are tax deductible...

Thanks much!

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:57 am

Not deductible. The treaty is not magic.

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:59 am

by the way, in US it is only deductible as a misc expense, which means you have to accumulate quite a bit of them for it to count, and you have to itemize.

So, its not *really* a deduction in US either.

cyntax · Post by **cyntax** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:04 am

Thanks nelsona.