{"id":215721,"date":"2026-02-20T11:47:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=215721"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:55:10","slug":"free-tax-clinics-available-across-muskoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/free-tax-clinics-available-across-muskoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Free tax clinics available across Muskoka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Free income tax clinics are available across Muskoka for the 2026 tax season through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP).&nbsp;Residents with lower incomes who qualify can get help filing their taxes at these clinics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<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>The clinics are hosted by the District of Muskoka, in partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), local groups, and volunteers.&nbsp;Filing taxes annually can help residents access valuable benefits and credits, including the&nbsp;Ontario Child Benefit, the GST credit,&nbsp;and Old Age Security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn 2025, our volunteers processed&nbsp;2,857&nbsp;tax returns to support residents in accessing the government benefits they are entitled to,\u201d said Arfona Zwiers,&nbsp;Commissioner of&nbsp;Community and&nbsp;Planning&nbsp;Services, District of Muskoka. \u201cA special thanks to these&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;volunteers and&nbsp;community partners who&nbsp;contribute their time and expertise to&nbsp;make this&nbsp;annual&nbsp;program possible.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book an Appointment&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><br>In-person appointments are available&nbsp;throughout March and April&nbsp;at locations&nbsp;across Muskoka. A&nbsp;waitlist for&nbsp;virtual&nbsp;appointments&nbsp;is also open for those preferring remote&nbsp;assistance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Online:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/incometaxclinics\">www.muskoka.on.ca\/incometaxclinics\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone:\u00a0(705) 645-2412\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In person:\u00a070 Pine St. during business hours\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn More&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For eligibility details,&nbsp;required&nbsp;documents, and more information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.muskoka.on.ca\/incometaxclinics\">www.muskoka.on.ca\/incometaxclinics<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp;additional&nbsp;tax return information, visit the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/individuals\/community-volunteer-income-tax-program.html\" target=\"_blank\">CRA website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the District of Muskoka<\/em><\/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>Free income tax clinics are available across Muskoka for the 2026 tax season through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP).&nbsp;Residents with lower incomes who qualify can get help filing [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":215747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215721","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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