Tax Clinic
TMU Student Associations Tax Clinic
The TMU Student Association Tax Clinic service is a collaboration with Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, known as CVITP. Our volunteers are CRA trained and will file simple tax situations* for the current tax year only. Our free Tax Clinic is available to support students who are in an undergraduate degree program, belonging to either TMAPS or TMSU.
*A tax situation is considered simple if an individual has no income, OR their sources of income are from: employment, pensions, benefits, RRSP’s, support payments, scholarships, fellowships, bursaries or grants and interest (under 1000$).
This year’s clinic will run from Monday, April 6 – Friday, April 17. Appointment bookings will be made available on our website starting Monday, March 16, 2026.
If you have any questions about the The TMU Student Association Tax Clinic, please email services@tmaps.ca
We will not complete returns for individuals who:
- Are self-employed or have employment expenses.
- Have business income and expenses (unless income is in box 048 on a T4A slip and less than $1,000 with no related expenses).
- Have rental income and expenses.
- Have interest income over $1,000.
- Have capital gains or losses.
Volunteer with the Tax Clinic
Students who are interested in volunteering as a CVITP Tax Preparer for the TMU Student Associations Tax Clinic must complete the following form by Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:00PM. Please note that there are limited openings and candidates will be selected on a first come, first served basis.
Students must register with the Canada Revenue Agency, and obtain both a RepID and an EFILE number.
Why Volunteer with TMAPS?
- Increase your tax knowledge.
- Volunteers receive free training by the Canada Revenue Agency
- Volunteers will receive a certificate from the Canada Revenue Agency.
- Volunteers receive a LinkedIn Recommendation upon the successful completion of their role.
- Tax Clinic hours count toward the TMAPS volunteer program hours & rewards
File at Home for free!
Through membership in our national students’ union–the Canadian Federation of Students, TMAPS members can access tax filing software absolutely free.
To file for free, members must:
- Sign in to a new or existing UFile account for the current tax year
- Enter tuition fees and months at school (must file T2202a)
- Locate the “Special Offer” form in UFile’s left-hand navigation
- Enter the special offer code: CFS1981
(note: entering the code CFS1981 at check-out will not discount the tax file, the student must enter the code in the Special Offer section.)
Click here for more information.
Work-from-Home Income Tax Deductions
Students should file an income tax return even if they don’t have employment income, because they may still receive a refund and credits that they can carry forward to future years.
Even before the pandemic and shutdown, employees could deduct home office expenses, but it was a complicated process. The Canada Revenue Agency now provides a form on which employees who worked from home more than 50% of the time for at least four consecutive weeks due to the pandemic can claim $2.00 per day to a maximum of $500.00, without having to submit receipts, or anything from their employer.
Find a Community Tax Clinic in your area
TMAPS’s tax clinic is part of a collaboration with Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, known as CVITP. There are hundreds of clinics in the CVITP program across Canada. These clinics provide service free of charge and vary in their level of service. Some clinics operate all year round, preparing past years’ returns, others may assist if you have self-employment income. Some clinics operate on a drop-in basis, others strictly by appointment.
Click here for the full list of clinics operating in your area.