yippeee got our first tax refund today, im off shopping

Lucky you how long did it take to come.........weve been waiting 12 wks now and not heard a thing.

Yea

Got ours last week already eyeing up the hoilday brochures

We are waiting for first tax return to come through too. Our accountant told us it would take around 3-4 weeks

Wow
they are quicker over that side of Canada then , I think ours took about seven weeks to come thru but its certainly was nice to get it

We submitted our tax return on early in March this year. We were told that because this is our first tax return, it goes through an initial assessment then a second assessment. We were told that this happens if there is no history of any tax return being submitted on our behalf within the last eight years in Canada. Because my husband is working and I'm staying at home, my assessment was a zero return so I received my notification about a month ago. However, my husband's is going to the second assesment stage and we should receive our refund by 15th June at the very latest.

Hope this helps.

L

Thanks for your reply Was starting to worry it had got lost, and hubby is back in the Uk, he has tried ringing but.......gets nothing but the answer phone and i have been told they wont talk to me Mmmm might give it a go tho

Why is everyone so confident at getting a refund??? does everyone get one?

No, but about 2/3rds of people who file returns do. This is mainly because:

1. Unless you tell them otherwise, employers will deduct tax as though you are a single person with no allowances beyond the basic personal tax credit, and

2. Many people make RRSP contributions which are allowable against your taxable income.

Because I worked only p/t for around 6 months or so, I can give my unused tax allowance to my husband (or vice-versa) - now thats nice for sure

You also get $2000 per child tax credit, plus sports credits of up to $500 for each child per year too. Not forgetting credits for paying for health insurance and also credits for the portion of prescriptions/dental etc that we paid out of pocket after insurance picked up the rest. You also also claim for specialised workwear and tool, subscriptions too.

Because we used an accountant for our first year we already know what our rebate will be

KEEP ALL YOUR RECEIPTS!

Because we used an accountant for our first year we already know what our rebate will be


As it was our first filed tax return we went the accountant route as well, glad we did , as you say its nice to know what the rebate is going to be, it gives you all that time to plan what your going to spend it on before it arrives

Mmm I haven't worked here and they told us at Liberty tax if we did ours together, we would get more allowance...then if we did it seperately.
So i guess thats same as what you are saying

Will someone, who has been jobless since they landed 14 months ago and who has been paying BC insurance monthly and living expenses, be entitled to some tax refund?

Thank you for your replies.

Yasmina

Yes, there are some refundable tax credits you can claim, even if you have no income. You should file a tax return every year regardless.

By BC insurance do you mean MSP premiums? If so, you can claim for premium relief if you are on a low income. But, only if you file a tax return.

Yes..I mean MSP premium.

* Can you tell me what the refundable tax credits are that one can claim?


* The thing is the person i was talking about above filed the tax return and the accountant said he was not eligible for any tax refund...The accountant was using a tax return software (kind of template..just filling in the blanks). CRA sent already ZERO $ refund.

* Can the person RE-file his tax return to request the premium relief for example?

Thanks in advance,

Yasmina