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Blacklocks- Budget Bill Targets The Blind
Bill C-69 the Budget Implementation Act includes a rewrite of the Alternative Minimum Tax Act, section 127.52.l.j that denies 50 percent of deductions for the cost of purchasing essential equipment by the blind. “You can scratch your head and say, why are we targeting these particular measures?” asked Nikolakakis, partner with EY Law LLP of Toronto.
The bill cuts deductions for blind taxpayers “for the cost of a device or equipment including synthetic speech systems, Braille printers and large print on-screen devices prescribed by a medical practitioner and designed to be used by blind individuals in the operation of a computer,” said Nikolakakis.




