Free Tax Help and Free Filing Resources
1. CRA Volunteer Income Tax Program
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) lends you a helping hand if you are unable to complete your income tax and benefit return by yourself and are unable to pay for assistance. Since 1971, the Canada Revenue Agency has worked with community volunteer organizations to help people complete their income tax and benefit returns through its Community Volunteer Income Tax (CVIT) Program.
The CRA sponsored Community Volunteer Income Tax Program provides free help to complete income tax returns. CRA offers training to volunteers who can help you complete your income tax and benefit return if your income is low and your tax situation is simple. Volunteers do not complete income tax and benefit returns for deceased persons, bankrupt individuals, or individuals who have capital gains or losses, employment expenses, or business or rental income and expenses.
Click here if you need help locating a Volunteer Tax Preparation Clinic. This service is offered between February and April of each year in various locations across Canada. You can also get information from any community organization in your area that participates in this program like your Local Library, Church, YMCA or Community Centre.
CRA also offers some other resources to help you file your taxes.
If you would like to learn more about Personal Income Tax, CRA has a Training Course to help you understand the fundamentals of the Canadian tax system and to teach you how to file a basic income tax return. You can check out the free training course by clicking here.
If you would like to learn what is New for filing tax returns for Year 2007; or if you need some guidance and information on How to complete your your tax return, please click here
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2. Ten ways to get free Help at tax time
Neel Roberts, President, Personal Tax Consultants (PTC) Canada has written a handy information booklet, which gives helpful tips for free help at Tax time. You can access the information by clicking here.
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3. Check for free offers from CRAs Certified NETFILE software providers
"Certified" tax preparation software or Web application NETFILE software providers have gone through a process with the CRA to establish that their product is compatible with the CRA systems.
Here is the list of certified list of NETFILE software providers for your 2007 tax returns.
Click on the links to visit their websites and check out free offers/promotion. Many offer free filing when income is below a certain level.
Windows Desktop Applications:
FutureTax, GenuTax, myTaxExpress, QuickTax, StudioTax 2007, TaxFreeway, TaxTron Windows, UFile for Windows
Web applications: (for Windows and Macintosh)
AceTax Online, CuteTax Online, FileTaxOnline, H & R Block Online Tax, QuickTax, UFile.ca, WebTax4U.ca
View the software developers' Web site to see if you qualify for their free offerings.
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