42 - Sunday, January 9, 1994 - North Shore News

GIVE PARENTS a break ... 2 tax break! Last month
the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against childcare tax
deductions for self-employed women. The case centred
on Elizabeth Symes, a Toronto lawyer who tried to claim
her nanny costs as a business expense. She argued that if
was a necessary expense that she incurred in order to
earn an income. Although present tax rules allow

childcare deductions of up to $5,000 per child per year,
the actual cost can be $10,000 or more. The Symes case,
a Charter of Rights challenge, was ruied on the basis of

Should childcare costs be a tax deduction for working parents?

Wendy Black -

North Vancouver .

Defi nitely. :They are go-
ing. out and--trying . to

Robert Aftias ,
North Vancouver
My. ‘mommy. says yes,
- because’ it’s. a business

Bobby Lamontagne -
North Vancouver
Yes, it should. 1
there are some parents,

aS OEP thar PERSE OONSSPHSERAA NAST PD ARSED

whether the fax system discriminates against women
because women sre disproportionately responsible fer
childcare. However, had the case been decided on. the
basis of whether child-care costs are a legitimate business
expense for either parent, the outcome might have been
different — particularly when one considers that expen-
sive dinners and country club memberships are permissi-
ble deductions. Given that Canada lacks a national
dayeare program, tax deductions are the least we can of-
fer to parents.

John Turner
Nort Vancouver 7
Definitely. Men. have
many - varied. ~ deductions |

Leslie Peck

Sechelt

I'd say yes, as long as the
parents aren't earning

think

make. a. living. without
living ‘off the. system, so
they should be able to
wiite it off.

expense,

a

mostly mothers, who stay
home. just for the fact
that it’s too expensive to

pay for childcare while

they’re out at. work.’

millions of dollars. For
people who are just.
barely. getting by, it
would help if they could
deduct the cast.’

for’ their. business: pur-
poses. and’ ’if**a’. woman °
who has children wants’ to’
get ahead, She should” be-
provided with the -same.

‘SURVEYTEAM: = =|. DEMOG

“THE NORTH: Shere News ‘survey: team called 427. Noith
cand: West Vancouver residents to find. out if. you think Horseshoe Bay
“that childcare expenses ‘should: be a tax deduction for - ———~
working parents.’ The following is a complete breakdown Dundarave/Ambleside
“of survey results: . ee _

NO 2 NO. DON'T
OPINION KNOW.

72% 22 23Gb ‘atnw
43% © 23%. 34%
50%. 19% -' 9%: |
NG. N% “21% |
27%. 25% 12%

British Properties 22%":

Norgate/Pemberton Heights > + (57%...
Capilano/Delbrook Highlands’ 56%
Lower Lonsdale 62% Be 26% AIO
Central and Upper Lonsdale: "50% 26%: 8% 19%.

: NW% 7%... V8% V1!
65% ANG 18% OF
58.5% - 18.3%. 13.1%. 40.3% °

Lynn Vailey’
-, Blueridge/Deep Cove

TOTAL ....

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