Vantage Tax Clinic - Griffintown
Program Overview
Our virtual tax clinic provides free tax preparation services to individuals with modest income and families with simple tax situations, ensuring they receive all eligible tax benefits and credits. We plan to host the tax clinic under the ITAVP program.
Eligiblity Requirements
You are eligible for this service if you meet the following criteria:
Annual Income
Person living alone
$40,000Couple 1
$55,000One adult with one dependant 2
$55,000- If the couple has one or more dependants, add $5,000 to the income limit for each additional dependant.
- Add $5,000 to the income limit for each additional dependant.
Simple Tax Situations
We consider your tax situation simple if you do not have any income or if your income comes from any of the following:
- employment or pension income
- benefits such as those from the Québec Pension Plan, a disability insurance plan employment insurance or social assistance
- income or an annuity from a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)
- support payments
- a scholarship
- income from interest (less than $1,200)
Your situation is not considered simple if any of the following apply:
- You are self-employed or have employment expenses.
- You have rental or business income and expenses.
- You own property outside Canada or have foreign income.
- You have capital gains or losses.
- You declared bankruptcy during the taxation year.
- You are filing taxes for a deceased person.
Required Documents
Before your appointment, please have scanned copies of all documents you'll need to file your taxes ready. While every tax situation is different, most people typically need the following slips:
Federal (Canada)
- Social insurance number
- T4 slip
- T4A and T2022 slips (if applicable)
- T5007 slip (if applicable)
- Previous year's provincial tax returns
Provincial (Quebec)
- Relevé 1 slip
- Relevé 5 slip (if applicable)
- Relevé 8 slip (if applicable)
- Relevé 31 slip (if applicable)
- Previous year's provincial tax returns
Frequently Asked Questions
Scanned copies of all your T-slips, Relevé slips, and last year's tax returns.
Most virtual appointments take between 30 and 60 minutes.
If you qualify under a base household category, you can generally add $5,000 to the income limit for each additional dependant beyond those included in the base category. This adjustment helps account for larger household sizes.
A dependant is generally a person who relies on you for financial support.