T2125 line 8860: Professional fees (includes legal and accounting fees) — for Etsy sellers
What CRA says about T2125 line 8860 (Professional fees (includes legal and accounting fees)), and which Etsy charges CraftLedger groups there.
CRA's description
Fees for external professional advice, services and consulting, including accounting and legal fees for record-keeping help and for preparing and filing your income tax and GST/HST returns.
Etsy charges CraftLedger puts on line 8860
CraftLedger does not put Etsy platform fees on this line by default, but Etsy sellers may still have expenses here (for example, from outside Etsy). Keep receipts and enter only the business part.
Rules that apply to every expense line
- Enter only the business part of expenses on Form T2125; personal expenses are not deductible. [Expenses]
- If you claim the GST/HST you paid as an input tax credit, CRA says to reduce the business expense by the amount of the input tax credit and enter the net figure. [Expenses]
- Deductible expenses include any GST/HST you incur on them, less the amount of any input tax credit claimed. [Expenses]
- Under the cash method you can deduct only expenses you paid in the year; under the accrual method you deduct expenses you had during the year whether you paid them or not. [Expenses]
Turn your Etsy CSVs into a T2125 summary in your browser
CraftLedger reads your Etsy Monthly Statement and Sold Orders CSVs locally (nothing uploaded), totals gross sales and fees, groups fees by T2125 line, and tracks the $30,000 small-supplier threshold by quarter. Free preview; CA$29 per tax year for the full export.
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What goes on T2125 line 8860?
CRA Guide T4002: Fees for external professional advice, services and consulting, including accounting and legal fees for record-keeping help and for preparing and filing your income tax and GST/HST returns.
Do I enter the GST/HST I paid in the expense?
CRA says deductible expenses include GST/HST you incur, less any input tax credit claimed; if you claim an input tax credit, reduce the expense by that amount.
