On July 23, 1998 Toronto messenger, Wayne Scott made Canadian tax law history. For the first time a court decision made it possible for bike and foot messengers to deduct their extra food expenses as a business expense equivilant to "fuel."  The court agreed with Wayne's argument that the extra food required by messengers to performe their job was similar to the gas used by car couriers to perform their jobs. 

The original court decision allowed messengers to deduct $11 a day as a fuel expense for food. As of 2008 that number has increased to $17 per day.  The automatic deduction is based on days worked and does not require reciepts unless the courier declares more than the alotted daily limit.

Wayne's battle took 18 years failing the first court decision in Tax Court, but he promptly appealed in the Federal Court of Canada where he finally succeeded.

The current limit amounts to about $4250 a year for every bike and foot messenger in Canada.



www.messmedia.org/foodasfuel.html

We still have meetings every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month (or something real close to it) at 6:00pm. Come on by and discuss work and non-work related issues... (ie: building security at 420 Penn is a dick, Whale Tail is having another bike event, Chet Grundle got injured what can we do to help, that sort of thing...)

Let's see what we can get done around here!

Our next meeting is July 23rd.
Submitted by Airbud

Submitted by Airbud