Tax Clinics

Get the tax help you need at a free tax clinic. Volunteers from the Al-Ikram Foundation will provide personal tax preparation assistance for low-income individuals and their dependants for the 2024 tax year.

Tax clinics are being held:

• Bowmanville Library:
  • Wednesday, April 2, 10am-3pm
  • Wednesday, April 16, 10am-3pm
• Newcastle Library
  • Wednesday, April 9, 10am-3pm

Clinics are drop in; space is limited on a first come, first served basis.

For a list of other free tax clinics, please visit Revenue Canada: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/community-volunteer-income-tax-program.

Presented in partnership with the Al-Ikram Foundation.

Required Documentation

Please bring the following required documents with you:

• One (1) piece of government issued identification (e.g. driver's license);
• Social insurance number (SIN);
• All T-slips;
• Rent receipts / property tax slip;
• Pre-calculated medical expense summary, which can be obtained from pharmacies if applicable;
• Pre-calculated donation, summary if applicable.
  
  

Eligibility Requirements

In order to be elegible, individuals must have a modest income and a simple tax situation. This may include: adults 65 years and older, housing-insecure individuals, Indigenous Peoples, modest-income individuals, newcomers, persons with disabilities, students and youth.

Please see the Revenue Canada for full elegibility requirements: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/community-volunteer-income-tax-program/lend-a-hand-individuals/about.html.

Individuals/families not meeting these requirements will not be able to participate in the Tax Cinics.

Modest Income

In general, a modest income means the total family income is less than or equal to:

• 1 person: $35,000 total family income;
• 2 people: $45,000;
• 3 people: $47,500;
• 4 people: $50,000;
• 5 people: $52,500;
• More than 5 people: $52,500, plus $2,500 for each additional person.

Family size includes an individual, or a couple, and their dependants.

Simple Tax Situation

In general, a tax situation is simple if an individual has no income or if their income comes from these sources:

• Employment;
• Pension;
• Benefits, such as the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, disability insurance, employment insurance, and social assistance;
• Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs);
• Scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, or grants;
• Interest (under $1,000).

This Tax Clinic does not provide support for complex tax situations, including self-employment income, employment expenses, business income and expenses, rental income and expenses, interest income over $1,000, capital gains or losses, bankruptcy, deceased person, foreign property, or foreign income.