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Before using our services, please check your eligibility below:
✅ We can assist individuals and families whose income for the 2020 year did not exceed the amounts listed below according to your family size:
(Chart source: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/community-volunteer-income-tax-program/lend-a-hand-individuals/about.html)
✅ We can help if you received income from:
- employment
- pension
- benefits, such as Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, disability insurance, employment insurance, and social assistance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs)
- support payments
- scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, or grants
- interest (under $1,000)
❌ We are not able to assist in the following situations:
- self-employment income or employment expenses (see exception below)
- business or rental income and expenses
- interest income over $1,000
- capital gains or losses
- foreign property (T1135)
- bankrupt individuals in the year of bankruptcy (or the year prior, if that return has not been filed)
- deceased individuals
Exception
Taxpayers who have T4A income that shows as self-employed/business in box 48 may be eligible to have their return completed under the CVITP when the volunteer is comfortable in preparing a return with that T4A income and all the following conditions are met:
- total income in box 48 is under $1,000
- no expenses are claimed
- taxpayer is not registered as a GST/HST registrant
- or required to be a GST/HST registrant