Free tax program helps those with limited income
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- Published on Saturday, March 4, 2017
By Home Assistance Neepawa and District
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A free income tax preparation program, approved by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and using CRA-trained volunteers, is coming back to Neepawa.
Home Assistance Neepawa and District (HAND) has been very fortunate to have trained volunteers that have provided this free service for the last several years for clients on limited incomes.
The HAND office, located at 430 Brown Ave. Neepawa, is the local drop off/pick up site for clients’ income tax packages, from 8:30 to 10 am Monday to Friday, from early March to the end of April.
To receive this service through the HAND office, clients must be over 55 years of age. Those with a disability who are younger than 55 are also eligible.
When dropping of income tax packages, clients will need to fill out authorization forms and provide some additional information that allows the volunteers to E-file their income tax.
Clients are to bring all necessary tax receipts and income information, as they would for any other income tax service.
All information is confidential and kept in a numbered envelope. The date of drop off, client’s name and phone number are recorded on a sheet and kept in a record book in the HAND office. The volunteer signs for the package when picked up and once returned, the client must sign for their package before taking it out of the HAND office. This protocol insures no personal information is misplaced.
To use the program, a single person must have an income under $30,000 and married couples must have income under $35,000.
The volunteer program cannot be used when there is income from business, farming, rental properties, capital gains, investment income or if returns are too complex.
If you are interested in using this free income tax program, please call Genie Barnaby at 204-476-2009.
Hours of income tax program drop off/pick up will be from 8:30 am to 10:00 am Monday to Friday, except holidays. Please phone before dropping off/picking up packages to ensure the office is open, as other duties may take Barnaby into to the community or to the rural areas some days.
For general public use of the volunteer income tax service drop off/pick up site will be the Neepawa Library at 280 Davidson St.
At this time, the HAND board and staff would like to thank the volunteers for taking the training and for providing this valuable service to clients on limited income.
