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Where is the best and cheapest place to get your taxes done? It’s a fairly simple return, 2 t4s and some medical stuff.

Go to H&R Block.

Buy the program or use online version for free if under a certain amount. Using computer program is quick and easy. Now there is autofill that the program pulls everything from the Government anyway.

Or you could it in about 15 minutes, on line for free, with Simple Tax.

Thanks for posting the free tax clinics. I never knew that something like that existed!

I go to Wheat City Tax. They helped me catch up on 5 years worth of unfiled taxes in the middle of summer for a reasonable price, so I've stuck with Sean ever since.  
 
Though i think that his liberty crew now has a separate operation to his (Wheat City Tax Service).

Sean at Wheat City is great

Not certain that this has been updated for this year yet, but here is the link to the 'free income tax clinics' in the area (Community Volunteer Income Tax Program):  
 
https://www.prairiemountainhealth.ca/cvitp

Free online tax program. Easy to use - just plunk in your information.

I agree with many others avoid H&R, they once claimed our son on both of our returns the first year we filed common law , so we ended up owing back a pile of money and they take no responsibility for their errors. I’d recommend doing it yourself with one of the computer programs or giving one of the other companies a go as I have heard better things about Liberty for example!

UFCW is $45, or it goes up a little I believe if you have more than 5 slips. Quick and easy to get into!

I do taxes every year for different people/friends and I’m Reasonable.I also offer E-File!

I do taxes every year for different people/friends and I’m Reasonable.I also offer E-File!

Sean is great and gives a couples rate!

Dianne at Liberty Tax! Wonderful lady.

Susan does a very thorough and accurate job. Have gone there for years.

Option is simple tax, it’s free and easy to use. And will have the places for medical expenses. Use it all the time

I have sent you a private message.

It’s impossible to “claim” a child on both parents files if they infact file as a common law or married couple. You’re all under one umbrella as a family and the system automatically generates where credits benefit which adult best. The child or children are literally their own person claimed under the umbrella of the parents. So unless the adults file separately as single, and the child is added to both “families” in the system, it’s impossible that was the issue for your problem. And over the last 4 years the permanent staff there goes out of their way every single day to help people. It’s amazing how little people know of a lot of the staff and all they do to help people, yet find it so easy to bash the place

 
 
Edited by Brenda..., 2019-03-09 21:29:43

My hysband does it online with one of the computer programs and it works great for us!!

It amazes me how quickly people like to stir it up. I was simply sharing my experience of what happened so as to offer advice to someone asking for it. End of day we went in claiming common law, the tax consultant overlooked this detail, claimed our son on both claims and we were stuck back owing thousands of dollars over a silly error that could’ve been avoided. Everyone has experiences both good and bad unfortunately ours was bad, now you can understand that or get offended that’s your call.

There are fewer things stressful than as a young couple trusting a trained professional to handle something important like your taxes to have them overlook a detail you told them that causes you to owe back tons of money, what an added stress that is when it could’ve been avoided. The original poster wanted suggestions , I suggest doing it yourself, if not I gave my opinion, it in no way is a bash or a slam at any current H&R employee who currently works there or who did a great job working there before. Before you get all offended because someone had a negative experience that caused them unneeded stress and anxiety, take a moment and think why I would share that opinion? Maybe so it doesn’t happen to someone else? To each their own. My wife had great experiences at H&R before the year we filed common law, but because of the experience we had we won’t be back that’s it. And it was 100% the tax consultants fault and we paid the price.

Wasn’t offended at all just pointing out the incorrect info to not stir anyone else up. Commenting repeatedly saying the same thing is indeed imo a negative review on the company and tax pro. Being on both sides of the table I’ve seen and heard tons of things that could have caused stressful situations. It’s too bad you had that happen, but as I stated in a non offended way. There are a million things in a tax season that happen that are not negative, go above and beyond, and help others. I was pointing that out as a fact about HR block as that’s what I know and I hope someone else new gets to see because they asked. Just being helpful in a positive light. Many happy returns