CRA Ruling Excludes Reiki Payments from Medical Expense Tax Credit Eligibility
The CRA clarified that payments for reiki treatments by practitioners don't qualify as medical expenses due to lack of specific authorization, except when incorporated into massage therapy by registered therapists, enabling such fees to be eligible for medical expense claims.
The CRA clarified that payments made for reiki treatments administered by reiki practitioners, involving energy guidance through hand movements over the body, won't meet the criteria for medical expenses under s. 118.4(2)(a). This ruling is due to the absence of specific authorization for reiki practice in Canadian jurisdictions, which excludes reiki practitioners from the definition of medical practitioners.
However, there's an exception if registered massage therapists, sanctioned by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario, incorporate "First Degree Reiki" into massage therapy sessions. In such cases, their services remain classified as registered massage therapy, making the associated fees eligible for medical expense claims.
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