Reason #1: The Doctor does not provide enough information on the application form The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) made changes to the Disability Tax Credit Application form several years ago. One of the changes was to the "Effects of Impairment" section. This section now directs doctors to “describe” their patient’s impairment with respect to how it affects day to day living. The form now states: “It is mandatory that you describe the effects of your patient’s impairment on

Reason #2: The Doctor does not provide enough information on the Clarification Response Questionnaire When the doctor does not provide enough information on the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) application form the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) sends the doctor a “clarification response questionnaire”. The questions on the clarification questionnaire will depend on the category indicated on the initial application. So, for example, if the doctor indicated the impairment is in walkin

Reason #3: The application is incomplete The Disability Tax Credit application on the surface appears to be quite simple. The individual applying provides their name, address, date of birth, social insurance number, and telephone number in Part A. Part B of the form is completed by your doctor or nurse practitioner. Depending on the category, a specialist such as an occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychiatrist, or audiologist may complete your application. If the qua

Reason #4: Not Meeting the Criteria Not every person with an illness, injury or disorder meets the criteria for this tax credit. A person will be denied the Disability Tax Credit if their doctor indicates that they do not meet the criteria. Here are a couple of examples: -If a person is blind in one eye and applies in the category Vision they will be denied because the criteria states that the person must be blind in both eyes. -If a person applies in the category Life Sustai

Reason #5: Everything was done “right”- but still resulted in a denial In the news recently we heard briefly from Madison Ferguson, a frustrated Canadian who has Type 1 Diabetes, who has been denied the Disability Tax Credit. Diabetics (Type 1 and 2) have always applied for the Disability Tax Credit in the category of Life Sustaining Therapy, if they rely on multiple injections of insulin to manage their diabetes. The major problem with this category is that it was originally