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PRIVATE HEALTH SERVICE PLANS
FOR SOLE PROPRIETORS
WHAT IS COVERED
A wide variety of medical and dental services can be covered under a Health Service Account:
- Professional Services
- Dental Services
- Hospital Services
- Prescription Medicine
- Apparatus and Materials (and repairs thereto and replacement batteries)
- Medical Treatments (if prescribed)
Please review the document below for a complete list of eligible and non-eligible items:

PHSP-Eligible-Expenses.pdf
EXAMPLES OF TAX SAVINGS USING A PHSP
Assume $2,000 in claims annually.
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Income and Marginal Tax Rate
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Tax Reduction using as a Tax Credit
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Total Business Deduction Using
a PHSP
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Tax Reduction Using a PHSP
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Net Tax Savings Using a PHSP Instead of Tax Credit
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$40,000 (25%)
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$193
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$2,210
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$552.50
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$359.50
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$60,000 (32%)
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$50
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$2,210
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$707.20
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$657.20
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$90,000 (36%)
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$0.00
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$2,210
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$795.60
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$795.60
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$130,000 (39%)
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$0.00
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$2,210
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$861.90
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$861.90
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PLAN LIMITS
Deduction Limits are :
- $1500 for Employee
- $1500 for Spouse or common-law partner or household members (child/student – age 18 or older but still a
dependent)
- $750 per child under age 18
HOW IT WORKS
Sign Up (all items required)
- Complete the following: Application Service Agreement, Schedule “A” form (Company Information) and an
Employee information form
- EFT Form
- Minimum 2 months “premium” or usage amount (Client will estimate the anticipated annual amount(premium) of
services they may use, so as to determine the monthly withdrawal amount)
- Startup Fee - $149 + GST (and other provincial taxes if applicable)
- Void personal account information
CLAIMS PROCESSING
The client has 2 options when sending in claims :
- The client can mail the receipts along with the claims cover sheet to DHC for processing.
- The client can scan and e-mail the DHC claims cover sheet and copies of the receipts to be claimed. DHC will
adjudicate and process the claim, and will directly deposit the claim amount to the employee’s personal bank
account.
CRA REFERENCES:
- T4002 – BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL INCOME GUIDE
- IT339R2
- SECTION 118.2(2) CRA
REPORTING:
Easy Reports for Filing Income Tax
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