Can an award for past income loss be deducted from income taxes?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jajcaj v Bevans, 2021 BCSC 834 (CanLII):

An award for past income loss must be a net value, which means that income taxes must be deducted: Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231, s. 98; Hudniuk v. Warkentin, 2003 BCSC 62 at para. 42.

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