Reference no: EM132584839

Maxine used to work and live in Alberta but has accepted a new job in Ontario. The new job has a starting salary of $90,000 per year, or $7,500 per month. She moved herself, her spouse and her child there in October, so she could start her new job on November 1. While they had rented their accommodations in Alberta, they bought a new house in Ontario.

She incurred the following expenses as a result of the move:

canceling the lease on their rental apartment, $1,200.

hiring movers to pack and move their household effects, $12,000.

legal fees on the house purchase, $1,400.

land transfer tax on the house purchase, $3,000.

cost of disconnecting utilities in Alberta, $100.

cost of connecting utilities in Ontario, $200.

airfare from Alberta to Ontario, $3,300.

Lunch for the three of them between connecting flights, $40

Required:

Question 1: How much can she claim for moving expenses in the year of the move?