Many seniors miss the Disability Tax

Zoomer | November 1st, 2000

If you or your spouse suffer from a severe and prolonged medical impairment, you may qualify for a lucrative tax credit called the Disability Amount.

A prolonged impairment is one expected to last for at least 12 continuous months beginning or ending in the tax year.

A severe impairment markedly restricts a person’s ability to perform basic activities of daily living 90% of the time or more.

Basic activities of daily life include:


  • Feeding and dressing oneself
  • Bowel and bladder functions
  • Walking
  • Speaking
  • Hearing (you can hear a familiar person in a quiet setting)
  • Seeing (you are not legally blind)
  • Perceiving, thinking and remembering

A taxpayer who is severely affected with the inability to do any of these activities 90% of the time or more should have his/her doctor complete the Disability Amount Certificate (Form T2202) to make the claim.