Among the many non-refundable tax credits you may be able to claim on your personal tax return is the medical expense tax credit (METC). This is available if you’ve incurred eligible out-of-pocket medical and dental expenses, and may even include the cost of travel to obtain treatment. But claiming travel expenses for the purposes of the METC isn’t a sure thing, as one taxpayer found out in a tax case decided last month, writes Jamie Golombek.






