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Why do employment-expense claims in Canada feel like a promised deduction right up until CRA asks whether your employer actually required the cost?

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Alyssa Kent
June 4, 2026 3,257 views 1 answer
Canadaemployment expensesT2200CRA

Employees in Canada often hear about T2200 forms and assume that once a job involved out-of-pocket spending, the deduction is basically theirs. Please explain why CRA is stricter than that, why employer certification matters without solving everything, and why a real work cost can still fail as a tax claim.

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