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By Salina M. Dewar, Tax Program Advocate, DABC There are many other benefits, tax credits and deductions that may be available to people with disabilities and their families who support them.  Some of these are non-refundable, so they reduce the amount of tax a person or family must pay. Others are refundable, resulting in extraContinue reading “Tax Benefits for People with Disabilities and their Families”

Thank you very much to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) staff who visited DABC today to hear from our clients about how our Tax AID DABC program has helped them. A big thank you also to the focus group participants who provided their valuable feedback. Earlier this year, Tax AID expanded to Vancouver Island, theContinue reading “CRA holds Tax AID focus group at DABC”

September is just around the corner and that means a change in seasons and new priorities.  Remember when you were a student?  September likely brings to mind a new year with new challenges and new possibilities.  For some of us, September was an exciting chance to have a fresh start.  For others, it meant loomingContinue reading “New Beginnings-Clearing Tax Filing Off Your “To-Do” List!”

Do you want do your own taxes? No problem. Auto-fill my return is a secure Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) service that allows individuals and authorized representatives using certified software to automatically fill in parts of a 2017, 2016 and 2015 income tax and benefit return with information that the CRA has available at the time of filing the return. To useContinue reading “How do I use Auto-fill my return?”

Our sincere thanks to Minister Shane Simpson and the Province of BC who announced today their funding support for the expansion of our Tax AID program. We will now provide direct services in partnership with the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society in Kelowna, Together Against Poverty Society in Victoria, and Active Support Against Poverty Society in Prince George. To learn more, please visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018SDPR0037-000829 orContinue reading “Tax AID DABC Expansion”

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has recently informed Disability Alliance BC that it will soon move its web presence to Canada.ca.  It has provided the following message: “In 2013, as part of its commitment to better serve citizens and businesses, the Government of Canada launched the Web Renewal Initiative (WRI) to make its online information andContinue reading “New Website for the Canada Revenue Agency”

Since DABC’s Tax Aid Program began in 2015, our Tax Advocates have had the pleasure of helping over 480 individual clients access over $1,039,000.00 in tax-related benefits.  Many of our clients receive between $300 and $500 per tax return, with those who have dependent children receiving even more.  Are you missing out on tax benefitsContinue reading “One Million Dollars in Tax Benefits and Counting…”

Several changes were recently made to the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) Certificate which is used to apply for the DTC. New Address for DTC Applications One significant change is that residents of BC are now instructed to send their DTC applications to the Winnipeg Tax Centre.  Previously BC residents were instructed to send these applicationsContinue reading “Community Update: Changes to Disability Tax Credit Certificate”