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    Taxes...claiming food

    Hi there, I know this has been talked about before but I need some input....I don't shop separately for the daycare....I have been claiming 4.00 per child per day....so 100.00 a week....have I been under estimating how much I spend. When I look at my monthly grocery bill..it's astronomical....my husband and I don't eat that much money in food!!! Would anyone be willing to share how they work their food deduction out...Thanks a bunch,

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    I claim $8/child/scheduled day
    $2/snack x 2 snacks/day
    $4/lunch x 1 lunch/day
    total $8.00/day/child

    If you offer breakfast or dinner as well that will up the amount.

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    Thanks BlueRose for your reply....I offer breakfast, snack, lunch and snack...so I think I am on the LOW end...definately

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    Quote Originally Posted by sandylynn View Post
    Thanks BlueRose for your reply....I offer breakfast, snack, lunch and snack...so I think I am on the LOW end...definately
    My accountant always says that claims for food at $10 or more will flag the CRA so for those not shopping separately to be very very careful calculating it this way. I claimed $10 a day per child for two snacks and lunch in 2015 because that is how much it cost for me to serve a fully organic from scratch meal plan. Maybe CRA will question it, but I have my receipts and menus to back it up so Im okay. I now claim $7 a day since scrapping the organic because that is a very close number. Don't cut yourself short sandylynn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bright sparks View Post
    My accountant always says that claims for food at $10 or more will flag the CRA so for those not shopping separately to be very very careful calculating it this way. I claimed $10 a day per child for two snacks and lunch in 2015 because that is how much it cost for me to serve a fully organic from scratch meal plan. Maybe CRA will question it, but I have my receipts and menus to back it up so Im okay. I now claim $7 a day since scrapping the organic because that is a very close number. Don't cut yourself short sandylynn.
    Thank you for letting us know. My accountant has never mentioned this to me, but I have always claimed less then $10.

    Anyone who is claiming a $ amount per child should check with their accountant (if they have one) or with cra to confirm they are within the proper claim limit if they are unsure.

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    I took a typical week's menu and figured out the cost, which turned out to be just over $7 per child per day, so I claim $7. I was told by a friend who is an accountant that since I don't buy daycare food separately, to just keep my sample menu and my cost calculations with my other receipts and that would be enough 'proof' if I was ever audited.

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    Thanks bright sparks and lemondrop....I really have been on the low end....parents always tell me that they eat better at my home than theirs....I think I should up it to at least 5.00 / per child....they eat well here ....

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    I shop separately for daycare. We eat healthy but not organic, and I have a menu. I can't imagine claiming $8 a day per child. My food totals are about $450-500 a month for 5 full time children. That includes 2 snacks and hot lunch(southern ontario)

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    This works out to about $5/child/day. I'm thinking that's probably the average for most of us

    In reply to busyecemommy's post....

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    50% of my grocery bill

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