Tax Clinic Returns: September 11 & 25, October 9 & 23, November 13 & 27
What is a budget? A budget is a plan that helps you manage your money. It helps you figure out how much money you get, spend and save. Making a budget can help you balance your income with your savings and expenses. It guides your spending to help you reach your financial goals. A…
Financial literacy is the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. Financial literacy is the basis of our relationship with money. It is a lifelong journey of learning good habits and unlearning bad habits. It is a lifelong journey of becoming financially empowered. The journey to…
We have complied a list of common sense, every day ideas on how to keep your finances safe. The general idea is to save more and spend less as you will see. Plan to save: As easy as it is to spend on night outs, shopping, holidays and so on, we must also plan…
The Benefits Wayfinder was created by Prosper Canada, a national charity that works with partners in all sectors to develop and promote financial policies, programs and resources that transform lives and help Canadians to prosper. It is a way to simplify benefits access for Canadians. It is a simple, easy-to-use plain language tool that…
LCCMedia Foundation is looking for volunteers as they begin to make plans to run a free tax clinic in 2023. You may remember that in 2022 they hosted a tax clinic at the Africa Centre in 2022. For the 2023 tax season, LCCMedia Foundation will host free in-person and virtual tax clinics. As a volunteer,…
LCCMedia Foundation closed on April 28th, 2022. They were able to file hundreds of tax returns and they helped low-income community members. Some members needed multiple years of income filed. Some members also needed referrals to services. The clinic was funded by the Edmonton Community Foundation and Africa Centre provided the base for…
Since February 14th, LCCMedia Foundation, in partnership with Dexteritas Inc, has provided tax filing and benefits information and update services from Africa Centre. The Edmonton Community Foundation has generously funded this project facilitated by Africa Centre. The service has benefitted from referrals from the Bissell Centre, 211 Alberta, Africa Centre, Al Rashid Mosque, CBC…
In partnership with Dexteritas Inc, LCCMedia Foundation started offering Low Income Community Free Tax Clinic on the 15th of February 2022. We would love the opportunity to invite Edmontonians to come to get their taxes done for free. From their work in the community, LCCMEDIA Foundation observed a gap in financial services and literacy in low-income or…
Filing your taxes Government benefits The Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB), Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and GST/HST credit are only some of the benefits you can get once you have filed a tax return. There may be even more benefits you can get in your province if you file a tax return, such as…
Benefits and credits provide income and financial support for many individuals. Tax credits and benefits are financial supports provided by the government to help you with living costs. They can reduce the tax that you owe or add to your income. Non-refundable tax credits Non-refundable tax credits are like coupons that reduce the…
