Students file FREE

Regardless of their income with UFile ONLINE

As a student in post-secondary education, you don’t see the point in filing a tax return while you are in school. You don’t make enough money to be taxable (earned less than $15,000/year), so you figure you don’t need to file your taxes.

But you are missing out!



UFileFree - UFile for FREEWhether you received income from a summer job, a scholarship, a research grant, or a Registered Savings Plan (RESP), you should file a return even if you won’t owe any taxes.

If you paid payroll taxes for your summer/part-time, you will be refunded those taxes on your tax return if you are not taxable. You will likely be eligible for benefits such as the quarterly GST credit as well; but you can only claim them if you file a tax return. 

You will also need to file a tax return to record your unused tuition credit for future use (carry forward) or to transfer to your parents.

So, by filing a tax return, you can get money today, and in the future through your tuition carry forwards, and it’s absolutely free to file! You have nothing to lose!

To be eligible to file for FREE:

You must be a resident of Canada, have tuition fees and have attended a post-secondary school for at least one month during the tax year being prepared. You must also be designated as the FAMILY HEAD (the primary member of the family) for purposes of your tax file in UFile ONLINE.

 

 

Steps to follow:

  • Sign in to a new or existing UFile account for the current tax year.
  • Enter the information of your T2202 -Tuition information slip
    • Tuition fees and
    • Number of full-time and/or part-time months at school and click NEXT.
  • Locate the Special offer form in UFile's left-hand navigation. (You may need to scroll down the screen.)
  • Enter the following special offer code: CFS1981
  • Click NEXT.
  • Enter the rest of your tax information and then you can print or NETFILE your return whenever you are ready -- free of charge!

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SPECIAL NOTE : If you want to transfer your current year unused tuition credits to your parents or grandparents complete the form: Tuition amount transferred from a child, whose return is not processed with yours (line 32400) directly in the software. Tuition credits that are not used or transferred to a supporting person in the current year will be carried forward by UFile for future use by the student.

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