VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX PROGRAM

OUR TAX CLINIC IS CLOSED FOR THE YEAR. WE WILL START THE 2022 TAX CLINIC NEXT YEAR IN MARCH. PLEASE VISIT BACK ON FEBRUARY 18, 2022 FOR MORE INFO.

Criteria of Eligibility:

Income Tax Brochure

BNH offers an income tax clinics for BURNABY residents with moderate incomes & simple tax situations. Anyone interested in having their taxes done by volunteers can book online.

What documents to bring to your appointment and what information you have to know:

a “government-issued" photo ID card for each adult member of the family (Canadian Citizenship Card, PR Card, BC ID, BC Driver License, or BC CareCard)

Social Insurance Number for each filing adult family member

all income tax slips (T4, T4A, T-5007 etc) and your notice of assessment for last year (if you haven’t received all your tax forms for the year, please first get all your tax slips before booking an appointment)

medical expense receipts (receipts for prescribed medication or treatments)

receipts for child care services, day camps and resident camps where the primary goal of the camp is to care for children

all other receipts related to your income tax

To file income tax returns for each member of the household who is required to file a tax return:

bring all tax slips, documents and receipts mentioned above
everyone filing must be present to file their taxes, except for children 18 and younger
all family members are encouraged to file together, as it makes it easier and lessens the amount of data needed to be entered (appointments are 30 minutes for each file)
families with dependents under 19 who have taxable income will need to bring their T4 slips
families claiming childcare expenses must have the receipts for payments (if the service was provided by an individual, they must have name, address and social insurance number of that individual)
students who have paid tuition fees during the tax year will need to bring a copy of form T2202A – Tuition, Education, and Textbook Amounts Certificate

Questions & Answers

Who is providing this service?

The clinic is run by volunteers with limited knowledge of taxation and some experience in filing simple personal income tax returns.

Is there a fee for this service?

All tax services are free of charge, but you must be a member of the BNH. Individual $5 Family $10 (cash or cheque only). Tax receipts are issued for donations greater than $15.

Do I Need To File A Tax Return?

All Canadian citizens and permanent residents (including people residing legally in Canada) age 19 and over (with income or no income) have to file a Canadian income tax return for each tax year in order to:

Pay the accurate amount of income tax owed or get back some of the income tax deducted

Claim certain benefits, such as the GST/HST Credit, Child Tax Benefit, Universal Childcare Subsidy, or Guaranteed Income Supplement under the Old Age Security Program

The following is a list of some of the slips you may have received:

T5007 -Statement of Social Assistance payments or Disability Benefits

T4 -Statement of Remuneration Paid

T4A -Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income

T4A(OAS) -Statement of Old Age Security

T4A(P) -Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits

T4E -Statement of Employment Insurance and Other Benefits

T4RSP -Statement of RRSP Income

RC62 -Universal Child Care Benefit statement

What kind of income tax we do not file?

are self-employed
have claimed bankruptcy
are deceased
have capital gains or losses (stock/mutual fund investments; no interest income over $1000)
claim employment expenses
have business or rental income and expenses
have foreign income or assets (we can do foreign pensions and US Social Security income though)
are non-residents