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Free income tax preparation offered

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program will be available again this tax season on the Sunshine Coast. Volunteers will complete simple tax returns, free of charge, for low-income clients.
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The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program will be available again this tax season on the Sunshine Coast.

Volunteers will complete simple tax returns, free of charge, for low-income clients. Income limits are: individual $35,000; family $45,000 for two, plus $2,500 for each additional dependant. Couples are expected to provide complete tax information for both spouses.

The program does not serve clients with employment expenses, self-employment income, rental property income, or capital gains. Interest income must be less than $1,000. 

The program operates from March 1 to April 30.

Two options are available:

1. Tax Clinics (taxes completed while you wait):

• Community Resource Centre – #107A - 5710 Teredo St., Sechelt. Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments: 604-229-2337.

• Sechelt Public Library – 5797 Cowrie St., Sechelt. Tuesdays noon to 5:30 p.m. Appointments: 604-885-3260.

• Sunshine Coast Community Services – 5638 Inlet Ave., Sechelt. Mondays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments: 604-229-2337.

• Gibsons Public Library – 470 South Fletcher Rd., Gibsons. Fridays 12 noon to 5:30 p.m. Appointments: 604-886-2130.

• Gibsons Calvary Baptist Church – 711 Park Rd., Gibsons. Thursdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments: 604-886-2611. 

• Madeira Park Community School – 5012 Gonzales Rd. Tuesdays 9 a.m. to noon. Appointments: 604-741-5132. 

• Pender Harbour Health Centre – 5056 Francis Peninsula Rd., Pender Harbour. Thursdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Appointments: 604-741-5132. 

2. Drop off your tax information and pick up completed tax returns: 

• Gibsons Public Library – 470 South Fletcher Rd., Gibsons, during library hours. 

• Sechelt Home Care Office – 5630 Inlet Ave., Sechelt, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

• Community Resource Centre – 107A-5710 Teredo St., Sechelt (next to Scotiabank in Teredo Square), Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you have any questions, contact Louis Legal at 604-886-1995.

The program is sponsored by the Canada Revenue Agency and by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. 

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