Home Renovation Tax Credit
May 28, 2009
The 2009 federal budget provides a temporary incentive for Canadians to implement new renovation projects or accelerate planned future projects.
The temporary HRTC provides a 15% income tax credit on eligible home renovation expenses for work performed or goods acquired after January 27, 2009 and before February 1, 2010.
The credit may be claimed for the 2009 tax year on eligible expenses over $1,000 but not exceeding $10,000 and will provide up to $1,350 tax relief.
Eligible:
- Renovating a kitchen, bathroom or basement
- New carpet or hardwood floors
- Building an addition, deck, fence ore retaining wall
- A new furnace or water heater
- Painting the interior or exterior of a house
- Resurfacing a driveway
- Laying new sod
Ineligible:
- Purchase of furniture and appliances (ex: refrigerator, stove and couch)
- Purchase of tools
- Carpet cleaning
- Maintenance contracts (ex: furnace cleaning, snow removal, lawn care, and pool cleaning)
*Source: Canada’s Economic Action Plan Budget 2009 Jan 27, 2009
Mortgage rates are at historical lows right now, by refinancing your current mortgage you may be able to borrow more money to fund your renovation project and keep your payment the same, or even decrease it.
For a free mortgage evaluation call Suzie West at 604.849.4610
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