The UBC Tax Assistance Clinic for Students was founded in 2003 and has been helping students and low-income families with preparing income tax returns.

About the Community Volunteer  Income Tax Program (CVITP)

The UBC Tax Assistance Clinic for Students is under the Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP). The objective of the CVITP is to help eligible individuals who are not able to prepare their income tax and benefit returns by themselves. It is intended to ensure that all taxpayers have equal access to the tax system.

Since 1971, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been partnering with community organizations to have volunteers prepare income tax and benefit returns for eligible individuals. If you have a basic understanding of income tax and would like to become a CVITP volunteer, you need to be associated with a community organization. Your local CRA coordinator can help you to identify a local organization.

Many taxpayers do not know how to prepare their income tax and benefit return themselves. We need volunteers like you to provide this important community service to taxpayers who have low income and a simple tax situation. Volunteers must respect the confidentiality of taxpayer information and decline any offers of monetary reward for their
services.

Our Mission

The UBC Tax Assistance Clinic is a student-run organization dedicated in:

1. Hiring and training over 100 volunteers to help 1600+ clients with their personal income tax returns
2. Connecting students with the tax industry through a variety of networking opportunities

Our Volunteers

All student volunteers are required to undergo training from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) under the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP). We will be happy to go over your returns with you and answer any questions that you may have.