Tax Court allows tax credit for herbs and vitamins, not for massage.
In August 2001, the Tax Court of Canada issued its most recent judgment on the tax deductability of expenses for complementary/alternative therapies. The decision in Pagnotta v Canada is significant for people with HIV/AIDS who use such therapies. It also illustrates how provincial and federal laws regulating health-care practitioners and natural health products have a financial impact on the cost of accessing treatment.
Richard
R
Elliott
D029001:Herbal Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019464:Tax Exemption / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000191:economics*
D014815:Vitamins