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Grant for hosting free tax clinics

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Value

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Description

The Minister of National Revenue has announced that the Canada Revenue Agency will continue to invest in free tax clinics by extending the grant pilot project for a fourth year, with funding up to $5.9 million.

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people do their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), or the Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP) in Quebec. The ITAVP is jointly administered by the CRA and Revenu Québec.

The CVITP Grant is a four-year pilot program that began in February 2021. The grant helps community organizations offset the cost of hosting free tax clinics and provides funding to organizations based on the number of federal income tax returns filed.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CVITP Grant, your organization must meet all the following conditions:

  • Your organization is registered and approved to participate in the CVITP or ITAVP
  • Your organization has been assigned a CVITP Organization Identification Number (COIN)
  • Your organization hosts or administers a CVITP/ITAVP free tax clinic
  • Your organization electronically files a minimum of ten income tax returns for eligible individuals
  • Your organization has at least two volunteers, yourself included
  • Your organization provides tax filing services free of charge and declines any gift, monetary reward, or any other form of payment that may be offered
  • Your organization has a bank account with a Canadian institution and accepts direct deposit
  • Your organization is a non-profit, charity, or community group.
  • Your organization does not fall within the following categories:
    • Federal or Provincial Member of Parliament offices
    • Municipal councillor offices

Eligible Expenses

Grant funding is calculated using base and supplemental amounts:

Base amounts:

  • $500  for organizations that file 10 to 49 tax returns
  • $1,500  for organizations that file 50 or more tax returns

Supplemental amounts:

  • $250  for organizations that serve Indigenous communities
  • $250  for organizations that operate in Northern communities
  • $250  for organizations that operate in rural and remote communities
  • $5  per tax return filed

Deadline Date

Ongoing. This year, the online application is open from May 1 to June 30. Your organization is invited to apply annually, each year of the pilot, during the grant application period.

Contact

Contact Name: CRA

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/community-volunteer-income-tax-program/grant.html

Industry:

Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Free tax

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