 | Filing your income tax return before receiving all of your information
slips. The most commonly late are T3 slips for investment income from a bank,
investment agency or insurance company. |
| Filing your income tax return with a marital status of "Single" when
living with a Common Law Spouse for more than a year. |
| Neglecting to file a return in order to receive the GST Credit and/or Child
Tax Benefit for the coming year, even if you didn't have any income. |
| Neglecting to claim taxable Child Support or Alimony payments as income...not
all are taxable. |
| Neglecting to claim the Eligible Dependant Amount for dependant
children of single parents. |
| Neglecting to claim the Disability Amount for yourself, your spouse or
your relatives. |
| Neglecting to claim the Education and Textbook Amounts for full-time attendance in
college or university...or transferring unused amounts from your children. |
| Neglecting to transfer unused Disability, Medical Expenses,
Charitable Donations, Age Amounts, Tuition Fees and Education Deductions from a spouse or
dependant. |
| Neglecting to claim Child Care Expenses such as babysitting, nursery
school and day camp costs. |
| Neglecting to claim Investment Carrying Charges such as Safe Deposit Box
Fees or Interest on loans paid to earn investment income. |
| Neglecting to claim Moving Expenses for a move to a new residence that
is 40 kilometers closer to a new workplace. |
| Neglecting to include Social Assistance or Workers Compensation payments
in your Provincial Tax Credit and GST Tax Credit calculations. |
| Neglecting to calculate the Ontario Tax Payable, in addition to the
Federal amounts. |
