At the request of her employer, Mrs$.$ Sheila Sanders moves from Vancouver to Ottawa so she can work at

the Ottawa head office instead of the Vancouver office. She moves into her residence on July $1,2023$ with

her family of $5($Sheila$,$ her spouse, and $3$ children$).$ She earned $$200,000$ of employment income this year,

$$100,000$ of which related to her work at the Ottawa head office. She incurred a variety of moving expenses

related to the move. She will use the simplified method for calculating all mileage and meal costs.

Assume that the relevant flat rate for vehicle expenses is $$\frac{0\mathrm{.}55}{k}m$ for all provinces, and the flat rate for

They drove from Vancouver to Ottawa during their move. They spent $$1,100$ on fuel costs during the $4450$

$km$ drive, and also required a $$60$ oil chage. They also switched over to their summer tires, which cost

They spent $6$ days driving during the course of their move. During these $6$ travel days, they spent $$600$ on

take out meals total for the $5$ family members.

They also spent $$1720$ on hotels total during the $6$ moving days$/$nights as they drove from Vancouver to Ottawa.

They paid a moving company $$4700$ to transport their furniture and belongings in a moving truck across

the country. Sheila's employer agreed to directly reimburse her for $$1700$ of these moving truck costs.

Their belongings needed to be stored for several days before it could all be moved in because of a

difference between the old residence closing date and the earliest move$-$in date of the new residence.

The storage costs amounted to $$875.$

Three weeks before their move, Sheila took a plane to Ottawa to check out potential houses to buy. The

travel costs for this house hunting trip included a $$2500$ plane ride, $$350$ in lodging cost, and $$200$ in

Sheila sanders sold her old residence of $$250,000.$ The closing date was May $20,2023.$ Sheila paid $$2175$

in legal fees during the sale of the old residence. Additionally, she paid $$26000$ in real estate

commissions and $$2200$ in unpaid property taxes to the date of sale. She also paid $$500$ to clean and

While Sheila will continue to work in Vancouver until June $1,$ the closing on the old residence was May

During the period from May $20$ to June $1(12$ days$),$ Sheila and her family resides in a Vancouver hotel.

The temporary living costs associated with this $12$ day period include:

a$.$ Hotel in Vancouver $(12$ nights at $$160$ per night$)$ $$188$

b$.$ Food in Vancouver $(12$ days$-$total for all five family members$)$ $$1,000$

Sheila and her family departs from Vancouver on June $1$ and arrives $6$ days later in Ottawa. Their new

house is not available until July $1,2023,$ so the family spends $24$ nights in a hotel in Ottawa. The

temporary living costs associated with this $24$ day period include:

a$.$ Hotel in Ottawa $(24$ nights at $$188$ per night$)$ $$4512$

b$.$ Food in Ottawa $(24$ days$-$total for all five family members$)$ $$2,000$

Since the family was moving to a new address in a new province, they needed to replace their driver's

licenses and other legal documents, which cost $$350$ total.

Required: Determine the maximum amount that can be deducted by Mrs$.$ Sanders for the year ending

December $31,2023$ for moving expenses.

wite the portion ofthe expensethatis deductible inthe evllow box.

Totald deductible moving expenses: Enter each line item ass positive number: