Ontario Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit
Summary
The Healthy Homes Renovation Tax
Credit is a permanent personal income
tax refund for seniors and the family
members who live with them.
Those who qualify can claim up to
$10,000 worth of home modifications on
their tax returns and receive back 15 per
cent of eligible expenses. A household
that spends $10,000 on eligible home
renovations potentially can get back
$1,500. The tax credit has a $10,000
maximum per couple.
Details
Qualified applicants must be 65 years or
older by the end of the year for which
he/she is claiming the credit. Family
members can qualify as well, if they
modify their home to accommodate a
live-in relative who is 65 or older and
can claim eligible expenses on their
personal income tax return. Seniors and
their family members at all income levels
are eligible.
Eligible renovations include walk-in
bathtubs; wheel-in showers; widening
passage doors; lowering existing
counters/cupboards; grab bars around
a toilet, tub and shower; handrails in
corridors; wheelchair ramps; stair/
wheelchair lifts and elevators; and nonslip flooring in the bathroom.
Devices such as equipment for home
medical or home safety monitoring,
wheelchairs, walkers, side-swing ovens
and appliances with front-loaded
controls, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms
and carbon monoxide detectors are not
eligible. Eligible expenses do not include
the cost of labour.
The full list of eligible expenses for the
Healthy Homes tax credit can be found
at ontario.ca/healthyhomes. An online
calculator is available to help applicants
determine how much money they could
get back. To get the credit, individuals
must claim their total expenses on their
personal income tax returns.
Applicants should save all receipts from
retailers, suppliers and contractors related
to these home modifications. While it’s
not necessary to submit them with the
tax return, it’s important that applicants
have them on hand if they’re asked by
the Canada Revenue Agency to produce
them.
For more information call 1-866-668-8297
or go to ontario.ca/healthyhome
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