Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

A collaboration between participating community organizations and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Note -Barrie Public Library provides a space for this program, all details are coordinated by the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) volunteers. 

A free drop-in tax preparation clinic for eligible individuals. Taxes are prepared by CVITP trained volunteers, the CRA provides coordinators to deliver the program, and offers training and tax software for volunteers.

To book and appointment: call 705-705-735-6723 or victor.brace@outlook.com. Clients should bring all relevant information, T4's and T5's, receipts including rent, property tax bills, etc and last year's return if possible.

Eligibility Criteria

Available to seniors, people with disabilities, single parents and others with a modest income who have basic, uncomplicated returns.

Income Limits per family

• Family size is calculated as a single adult or couple and their dependent children under 18
• if there are other adults living in the same household they would file a separate income tax return
• the service will not accept returns which show an annual income exceeding approximately
  • $35,000 for one person family
  • $45,000 for a two-person family (combined income of a couple, or one adult with one child under 18 yrs)
  • $47,500 for a three-person family (combined income of a couple with one child, or one adult with two children under 18 yrs)
  • $50,000 for a four-person family (combined income of a couple with two children, or one adult with three children under 18 yrs)
  • $52,500 for a five-person family (combined income of a couple with 3 children, or one adult with four children under 18 yrs)
  • $52,500 plus $2,500 for each additional dependent (under 18 yrs) for a family with more than five persons

The service will not do returns:

• which have legal or financial complications
• which have self employed income or employment expenses * exception applies
• which have capital gains or losses
• which have interest income over $1,000
• which have foreign property (T1135)
• which have foreign income * exception applies
• which have business or rental income and expenses
• for deceased persons or individuals bankrupt in this tax year (or the year before, if that return has not yet been filed)

Click here for exceptions and more details

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