OCAC Virtual Free Tax Clinic Service
Walk-In Free Tax Clinics
(We file your tax return in-person and no appointment is required.)
March 9, 2024 (9 am to 2 pm)
March 23, 2024 (9 am to 2 pm)
April 6, 2024 (9 am to 2 pm)
Address: 18 Eccles Street, Ottawa (in the gym)
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Virtual Tax Free Clinics
(We file your tax return by phone only and appointment is required.)
April 7, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Please make an appointment after April 7 by:
Phone: 613-454-5649
Email: ocac.tax.help@gmail.com
Note:
• We only serve low income individuals who live in Ontario with a simple tax return:
Total Family Income Limit :
1 person : $35,000
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
• Our volunteers did not receive training for complex tax situations and will not accept tax returns of the following:
-self-employment income or employment expenses (except for work from home expenses) * (see Note 1)
-business income and expenses
-rental income and expenses
-interest income over $1,000
-capital gains or losses
-bankruptcy in the tax year (or the year before, if that return has not yet been filed)
-foreign property (T1135 form)
-foreign income ** (see Note 2)
*Note 1 : Individuals who have a T4A slip, Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income, that shows self-employed or business in box 048 may be eligible to have their tax return completed through the CVITP if all of the following conditions are met :
-the total income in box 048 is under $1,000
-no expenses are claimed
-the individual is not registered as a GST/HST registrant and is not required to be one
**Note 2 : Individuals who receive U.S. Social Security benefits are eligible to have their tax return completed through the CVITP. Any other type of foreign income (including a foreign pension) would not be considered a simple tax situation.
Please refer to Canada Revenue Agency‘s website for detailed information.
Our volunteers will file tax returns over the phone only. All requests will be responded within 4 business days.
- No caller ID’s will be displayed on all call backs by our volunteers for privacy reasons.
- Clients must unblock their phone and pick up the call in order to get help.