I purchased a computer for employment purposes. As an employee, can I deduct this as employment expense?
Allan Madan, CA
In order to claim employment expenses incurred to earn employment income, you need to request a signed T2200 from your employer. However, the CRA has specifically mentioned that if you buy a computer or other capital assets, you cannot deduct this cost. Further, you cannot capitalize and depreciate (claim CCA) on capital purchases.
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