Key Points: 

  • Carrying Charges and Interest Expenses: These are expenses incurred to earn investment income in non-registered accounts and can be claimed on your tax return. 
  • Eligible Fees: Includes fees for managing investments, certain investment advice, and recording investment income. 
  • Non-Deductible Fees: Fees for registered accounts like RRSPs, registered retirement income funds, and tax-free savings accounts are not deductible. 
  • Financial Planning Fees: Generally not tax deductible, except when part of a fee-based investment account. 
  • Mutual Fund Management Fees: Deductible in non-registered accounts, but not the management expense ratios (MERs). 
  • Stock Purchase Fees: Commissions or trading fees for buying stocks are not deductible. 
  • Tax Return Preparation Fees: Deductible only under certain business or property income conditions.