Capital cost allowance (CCA)

The CCA rate for this class is 30% but a higher deduction (up to a maximum of 100%) may apply for certain eligible vehicles acquired after March 18, 2019, and before January 1, 2028 (phase out starting in 2024).

The capital costs will be deductible up to a limit of $61,000 plus sales tax for 2023, for zero-emission passenger vehicles. For 2022, the deductible limit was $59,000 and for 2019 to 2021, it was $55,000. The limit will be reviewed annually and special rules will apply in the year of disposition for such vehicles where the capital costs exceed that limit. Read Column 5 – Proceeds of dispositions in the year.

The CCA rate for this class is 40%, but a higher deduction (up to a maximum of 100%) may apply for certain eligible vehicles acquired and available for use after March 18, 2019, and before January 1, 2028 (phase out starting in 2024).

To be eligible under Class 54 or Class 55, a zero-emission vehicle needs to meet all the following criteria:

• It is a zero-emission vehicle acquired after March 18, 2019 or a used zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) acquired after March 1, 2020 that became available for use before 2028 and included in Class 54 or 55
• An assistance has not been paid by the Government of Canada under the federal purchasing incentive
• It is a vehicle that was not subject to a prior CCA or terminal loss claim, it cannot have been acquired by a taxpayers on a tax-deferred “rollover” basis nor previously owned or acquired by the taxpayer or a non-arm's length person or partnership
• It is essentially a motor vehicle for use on streets and highways (excluding a trolley bus or vehicle operated exclusively on rails)
• It is a plug-in hybrid with battery capacity of at least 7kWh or is fully one of the following:
  • electric
  • powered by hydrogen

An enhanced first-year CCA with the following phase-out period is available:

• 100% after March 18, 2019, and before 2024
• 75% after 2023 and before 2026
• 55% after 2025 and before 2028

The enhanced first year allowance will be calculated by:

1. increasing the net capital cost addition to the new class for property that becomes available for use before 2028, and applying the prescribed CCA rate for the class as described below:

For Class 54, applying the prescribed CCA rate of 30% to:

• 2 1/3 times the net addition to the class for property that becomes available for use before 2024
• 1 1/2 times the net addition to the class for property that becomes available for use in 2024 or 2025
• 5/6 times the net addition to the class for property that becomes available for use after 2025 and before 2028

For Class 55, applying the prescribed CCA rate of 40% to:

• 1 1/2 times the net addition to the class for property that becomes available for use before 2024
• 7/8 times the net addition to the class for property that becomes available for use in 2024 or 2025
• 3/8 times the net addition to the class for property that becomes available for use after 2025 and before 2028 

2. suspending the existing CCA half year rule – The CCA will be applicable on any remaining balance in the new classes using the specific rate for the new class.

If you claimed CCA in any previous year, record in this column the undepreciated capital cost (UCC) of the property at the end of last year. If you completed Part A of Form T777 in 2023, you would have recorded this amount in column 13. However, if you received a GST/HST rebate for a vehicle or musical instrument in 2024, you have to reduce your opening UCC by the amount of the rebate.

If you acquired depreciable property in 2024, enter the total capital cost of the property on the appropriate line.

If you owned property for personal use and then started using it for employment in 2024, there is a change in use. In most cases when this happens, the amount you will enter in column 3 is the fair market value of the property at the time you start using the property for employment.

For example, John bought a car in 2018 for $19,000. In 2024, he started using it for employment. By checking car dealerships and the newspapers, John determines its fair market value is $11,000. Therefore, he enters $11,000 in column 3.

To determine what class your passenger vehicle belongs to, use the price of the car before you add GST and any PST, or HST. Once you have determined in which class your vehicle belongs to, add the GST and PST, or HST that you paid to the vehicle’s capital cost.

For example, in 2024, you bought a passenger vehicle for $35,000 plus HST of $4,550. Your vehicle belongs in Class 10 even though its capital cost is $39,550 ($35,000 + $4,550), since your cost before the HST was $35,000. You would enter $39,550 in column 3 for Class 10 property.

For information on Class 10.1 property, see Part B – Class 10.1.

Enter in column 4 the cost of additions that are AIIP or ZEV from Class 54 or 55. These properties must be acquired and available for use after November 20, 2018 for AIIP and acquired after March 18, 2019 for ZEV. This cost is a part of the total cost of additions in column 3 and cannot be higher than the number in column 3.

If no ZEV property is acquired after March 18, 2019 and no AIIP is acquired after November 20, 2018, enter “0” in this column.

To be eligible for the accelerated investment incentive, or the enhanced CCA deduction for ZEVs, the property must become available for use in the year.

For depreciable property you disposed of in 2024, enter the lesser of:

• the proceeds of disposition of the property, minus the related outlays and expenses
• the capital cost of the property

Enter the amount you get after you add column 2 to column 3 and subtract column 5.

You cannot claim CCA when the amount in column 6 is one of the following:

• negative (recapture)
• positive and you do not have any property in the class at the end of the year (terminal loss)

Recapture of capital cost allowance – If the amount in column 6 is negative, you have a recapture of CCA. Include the amount as income on line 10400 of your income tax and benefit return for 2024.

Terminal loss – If the amount in column 6 is positive and you no longer own any property in that class, you have a terminal loss. You cannot deduct the terminal loss from employment income.

This column calculates the adjustments under certain circumstances to the additions for the year where there is also a disposition in the year.

In case of AIIP, if the UCC of a class increases in a year by an investment in both AIIP and non-AIIP, and an amount (for example, a disposition) reduces the UCC of the class, you must first reduce the cost of non-AIIP additions before reducing the cost of AIIP additions.

To determine which portion of your proceeds of dispositions, if any, will reduce the cost of your AIIP or ZEV additions, take proceeds of disposition in column 5 minus the cost of additions in the year in column 3 plus the cost of additions for AIIP properties in column 4. If the result is negative enter “0.”

If no AIIP or ZEV were acquired, you do not need to use this column.

This column calculates the enhanced UCC amount used to determine the additional CCA for AIIP or ZEV.

For this column, reduce the cost of AIIP or ZEV additions in column 4 by proceeds of disposition available to reduce the AIIP or ZEV additions as calculated in column 7. Multiply the result by the following factor:

• 1 1/2 for property in Classes 54
• 7/8 for property in Class 55
• 0 for all other property that is AIIP

These factors will change for properties that become available for use after 2024 and the incentive is completely phased out for properties available for use after 2027.

If no AIIP or no ZEV were acquired, enter 0 in this column.

You can only claim CCA on 50% of your net additions (additions minus dispositions) of Class 8 or Class 10 properties in 2024. This is known as the 50% rule. The 50% rule does not apply to AIIP or ZEV. Calculate the net first year additions that are subject to the 50% rule by entering 50% of the amount you get when you subtract column 5 and column 4 from column 3. If the result is negative, enter “0” in column 9.

Enter the amount you get when you subtract column 9 from column 6 plus column 8. Base your CCA claim, if any, on the amount in this column. You can only claim CCA on the balance remaining in column 10 when the amount is positive and you still have property in the class at the end of the year.

You can only claim CCA if you were still using the property for employment at the end of 2024. If you started using a property for employment part way through the year, you can claim CCA on the property for the full year. You do not have to limit your CCA claim to the part of the year you used the property for employment, the 50% rule is there for that. If you stopped using the property for employment during the year and there is no property left in the class, you cannot claim any CCA on the property for the year.

Enter the CCA you want to claim for 2024. The most you can claim for a Class 10 property is 30% of the amount in column 10. The most you can claim for a Class 8 property is 20% of the amount in column 10.

Enter the amount you get when you subtract column 12 from column 6. This is your undepreciated capital cost at the end of 2024.

If you claimed CCA in any previous year for a Class 10.1 vehicle, record in this column the undepreciated capital cost (UCC) of that vehicle at the end of last year. For instance, if you completed Part B of Form T777 in 2023, you would have recorded this amount in column 8. However, if you received a GST/HST rebate for that vehicle in 2024, you have to reduce your opening UCC by the amount of the rebate.

To determine what class your passenger vehicle belongs to, use the price of the car before you add the GST and any PST, or HST. However, include the GST and PST, or HST, in the vehicle’s capital cost.

If you owned a passenger vehicle for personal use and then started using it for employment in 2024, there is a change in use. In most cases when this happens, the amount you will enter in column 3 is the fair market value of the property at the time you start using the property for employment.

For a passenger vehicle you acquired in 2024 that cost you more than $37,000 before GST and PST, or HST, no matter how much more than $37,000 it cost, the amount you record is $37,000 plus the GST and PST, or HST, that you would have paid on $37,000.

For example, if you bought a passenger vehicle in 2024 that cost $37,000 before the GST and PST, or HST, your vehicle belongs in Class 10.1. Assume the HST on $37,000 is $4,810. Your capital cost is $41,810 ($37,000 + $4,810). You enter $41,810 in column 3.

There is a limit on the capital cost of a Class 10.1 vehicle you buy from a person with whom you have a non-arm’s-length relationship. Generally, such a relationship happens when the person from whom you acquire the vehicle is a relative. A non-arm's-length relationship can also happen in certain business relationships.

In this case, the capital cost is the least of the following three amounts:

• the fair market value of the vehicle when you acquired it
• $37,000 plus the GST and PST, or HST, that you would have paid on $37,000 if you had acquired the vehicle in 2024
• the seller’s cost of the vehicle just before you acquired it. The cost can vary depending on what the seller used the vehicle for before you acquired it. If the seller used the vehicle to earn income, the cost will be the undepreciated capital cost of the vehicle just before you acquired it. When the seller was not using the vehicle to earn income, the cost will usually be the original cost of the vehicle

For a Class 10.1 vehicle you disposed of in 2024, record the lesser of:

• the proceeds of disposition of the property minus the related outlays and expenses
• the capital cost of the vehicle

Base your CCA claim, if any, on the amount in this column.

If you owned the vehicle in 2024 and still owned it at the end of 2024, enter in column 5 the same amount you entered in column 2.

If you acquire a class 10.1 vehicle in 2024 that is not accelerated investment incentive property (AIIP), you can only claim CCA on 50% of the capital cost. This is known as the 50% rule. If you acquired a class 10.1 vehicle in 2024 that is not AIIP and you still owned the vehicle at the end of 2024, enter 50% of the amount in column 3 in column 5.

The 50% rule does not apply to AIIP. If you acquired a class 10.1 vehicle in 2024 that is AIIP and you still owned the vehicle at the end of 2024, enter 100% of the amount in column 3 in column 5.

If you acquired and disposed of the same Class 10.1 vehicle in 2024, enter 0 in column 5.

For a Class 10.1 vehicle you disposed of in 2024, you may be able to claim 50% of the CCA that would be allowed if you had still owned the vehicle at the end of the year. This is known as the half-year rule on sale.

You can use the half year rule if you owned, at the end of 2023, the class 10.1 vehicle you sold in 2024. If you meet this condition, enter 50% of the amount from column 2 in column 5.

Claim CCA if you were still using the vehicle for employment at the end of 2024. If you started using a vehicle for employment part way through the year, you can claim CCA on the vehicle for the full year. You do not have to limit your CCA claim to the part of the year that you used the vehicle for employment.

Record the CCA you want to claim for 2024. The most you can claim is 30% of the amount in column 5.

Calculate the undepreciated capital cost at the end of 2024 as follows:

• For a Class 10.1 vehicle you owned in 2023 and still owned at the end of 2024, enter the amount you get after you subtract the amount in column 7 from the amount in column 2
• For a Class 10.1 vehicle you acquired during 2024 and still owned at the end of 2024, enter the amount you get after you subtract the amount in column 7 from the amount in column 3
• For a Class 10.1 vehicle you disposed of during 2024, enter “nil” in column 8. The recapture and terminal loss rules do not apply to a Class 10.1 vehicle