Community Social Development hosts a free income tax program through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) initiative that offers tax preparation services to individuals who may have difficulty completing their tax returns independently or who cannot afford to pay for tax preparation services. This program relies on volunteers who are trained and registered by the CRA to help taxpayers complete their income tax and benefit returns.

Eligibility

1. You must be a resident of:

• • Spruce Grove
  • Parkland County
  • First Nation within the Parkland County Boundary

*Residents of Stony Plain can find information about the Stony Plain Tax Clinic here.

2. You must have modest income

Family size (includes an individual or a couple, and their dependents)	Total family income (maximum income level)
1 person	$45,000
2 people	$55,000
3 people	$57,500
4 people	$60,000
5 people	$62,500
More than 5 people	$62,500, plus $2,500 for each additional person

3. You must have a simple tax situation

CVITP volunteers are not able to complete returns with the following situations:

• income over the above-noted thresholds
• self-employment income or employment expenses
• business income and expenses (unless it’s other income under $1000)
• rental income and expenses
• interest income over $1,000
• capital gains or losses
• declared bankruptcy in the tax year or the year before, if that return has not yet been filed)
• deceased person
• foreign property (T1135)
• foreign income (unless it’s US income)

Frequently asked questions