{"id":187222,"date":"2025-03-03T11:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=187222"},"modified":"2025-03-03T11:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:38:33","slug":"free-tax-preparation-clinics-for-eligible-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/free-tax-preparation-clinics-for-eligible-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Free tax preparation clinics for eligible residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the District of Muskoka<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) is back, offering free tax clinics across Muskoka for eligible residents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The District of Muskoka, in partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), local organizations, and volunteers, hosts these clinics to help residents with modest incomes file their tax returns at no cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFiling your taxes is key to accessing government benefits like the Ontario Child Benefit, GST credit, and Old Age Security,\u201d said Arfona Zwiers,&nbsp;Commissioner of&nbsp;Community and&nbsp;Planning&nbsp;Services. \u201cLast year, our volunteers processed 2,343 tax returns, ensuring residents received the&nbsp;supports&nbsp;they\u2019re&nbsp;entitled to. We appreciate the dedication of our volunteers and community partners who make this program possible.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book an Appointment&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax clinics&nbsp;are&nbsp;now&nbsp;available across Muskoka for in-person appointments throughout March and April. A virtual waitlist is also open for those preferring remote&nbsp;assistance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book online at\u00a0<a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/mel.heatlie\/AppData\/Roaming\/Microsoft\/Word\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/taxclinics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.muskoka.on.ca\/taxclinics<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call (705) 645-2412 if you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have internet access\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit the District office at 70 Pine St. during business hours\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>For eligibility details,&nbsp;required&nbsp;documents, and more information, visit&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/mel.heatlie\/AppData\/Roaming\/Microsoft\/Word\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/incometaxclinics\" target=\"_blank\">www.muskoka.on.ca\/incometaxclinics<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For general tax return information, visit the CRA website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the District of Muskoka The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) is back, offering free tax clinics across Muskoka for eligible residents.&nbsp; The District of Muskoka, in partnership with [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":187223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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