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=" 4 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, April 2, 1996 = ig TAX TVS & "Truckers spend a lot of time on the road, often far away from home. The life may be lonely at times but, if you are a trucker, you may reap substantial benefits at tax time. Like other travelling employees, you can deduct meals purchased while on the road. But unlike other employees, you do not . have to keep receipts for the meals you purchase, nor are 'You limited to actual cost of the meal. As a trucker, you can generally deduct $11 for each meal you purchase on Secondly, "You must travelled, and the total number of the road, dless of what larly travel away from 'meals you actually it cost. «the municipality or There are some metropolitan area where you «How td claim trucking qualifications of course. First 'live. For example, if you expense - If you are eligible of all, you must be employed deliver milk within your city to claim trucking expenses, by a company whose or metropolitan area, you do you require Form TL2. Your principal business is the transport of goods or passengers. This means 'that if you are a truck driver for a freight company, "you probably qualify, but if you are a truck driver employed bya manufacturing firm, you may not. FORDER - PARKS not qualify, but if you deliver employer must certify that ' milk, from one city. to you are qualified to claign.the 'another, you probably do. expenses by filling out the Finally, you must keep a bottom part of the form and log book of all of your trips. signing it. To claim your In lieu ipts, Revenue fou can then claim $11 for meal purchased, subject to limitations based on the- number of hours you were away from home. Your deduction is calculated as date and time you loft. 3 pA destination (the farthest away point of your trip), the date and, time you returned, other accommodation is 100% deductible, but you must keep your receipts in order to make the claim. Short haul truckers - If you drive scheduled runs of ten hours or less during ordinary working hours, you may claim one meal a day (lunch). However, you can, make the , claim only for meals which « you actually purchase, and only if the meal is purchased outside the municipality or metropolitan area where you live. If you skip lunch, or ""brown bag" it, no deduction is allowed. Similarly, you may not deduct any meals you buy locally. Y RICESTINENT ADWYCE during ordinary working hours, you may claim a meal after 'only 4 hours have elapsed, and every 4 hours thereafter, up to a maximum of 3 meals per day. Again,' you can make the clajm only for meals you actually purchased, and only if they 'were purchased outside the area where you live. How to claim the GST rebate - All meals you purchase in Canada are' subject to GST. You may be able to get back some of the GST you paid by applying for a GST rebate. To do this you must fill out Form GST 870. The GST rebate is claimed. as the total number of hours 50% of the total amount - INSURANCE BROKERS INC. 34 Water Street, Port Perry. (CHRON Ontario L9L 1)2° 985-8471 [RARE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL OF YOUR GENERAL INSURANCE NEEDS cou No more tax tables from HOBO 2 0? You NEVER needed tax cables at H&R Block. | |" Because it's yourmoney. 3 aR. BLOCK 174 PERRY ST., claimed. If you had expenses for lodging while on the road, you may include these as well, The cost of motels or away, the total kilometres Entrepreneurs and high school students can get together to their mutual benefit at the Business Showcase 1996. The show is being organized by the Durham Home B Long haul truckers - If you are a long haul trucker, driving scheduled runs of longer than ten hours, or if you have runs of 10 hours or less which' are not scheduled will bring together bus- iness persons so they can see what local high school studénts are learning in the field of business. As well, students can interact with entre- s to learn what it's in conjunction with the Durham Business News, the Durham Economic Development Department, Durham College, Sinclair KELLY CAMPBELL COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING & TRAINING PERSONAL L CORPORATE TAXES like in thé REAL WORLD. On April 10, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Sinclair Secondary School, the show will include, such credit on your tax return, , and is refunded to you if not required to offset taxes owing. | (This article was submitted (by H&R Block, Port. Perry Students benefit at Showcase Woman Entrepreneur y the Year Award; Norm Leigh, the manager of business development at the Durham Economic Development department; Dr. Dick Hadden of the Bureau for Exgéllence for Durham Region ahd i Elizabeth Streich. of Strei¢h Success Develop- ment. For more information, PORT PERRY © 985-9803 A CopuLTING Secondary School and prestigious gu gussk apeakers call the Durham Home * - ; 05 idl 531 Junior Achievement. as Paula man,\who - Business Association at Open Weekdays 9 fo 8; Saturdays fo -1905:985 Business Showcase ¥996 recently wgn the Canadian = 728-2899. _ | \ » ' '& * b LIC NOTICE Van Camp & Keller THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM TE IN THE MATTER OF, ' : CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IRIE ig | ® Income Tax Planning & Return Preparation® Tr ha Cu of the Regional Murveipally of Dua Tay Fass 51 \ayl ther | Personal Tak Retyrns Electronically Filed - ROADNG, _ROADNAME MUNIIPALITY DESCRITIONLOGATION dr M Financial, Estate and Retirement Planning : 1 ' vanSieet nndge Reconstuction ¥ > wy "Personal Tax Refums are being processed now. Bo Se 42 / ' OFFICE HOURS UNTIL APRIL 30th, 1996 3 anc. Clarion" Ubppading to doeptaERENGATS. E Monday to Friday 8 to 6 PM, Satugday 9 to 1 . 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