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| width="20%" | '''BC Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit''' | | width="20%" | '''BC Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit''' | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | Information on the BC Low Income Climate action Tax Credit, which helps offset the impact of the carbon taxes paid by low income individuals or families. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/individuals/income_taxes/personal_income_tax/tax_credits/low_income_climate_action.htm www.sbr.gov.bc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)''' | | width="20%" | '''Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)''' | ||
| width="40%" | The CRA website | | width="40%" | The CRA website has extensive information about paying taxes. | ||
| width="40%" | Phone toll-free: 1-800-959-8281<br/> | |||
[http://www.cra.gc.ca www.cra.gc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Child Care Benefits''' | | width="20%" | '''Child Care Benefits''' | ||
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| width="40%" | Phone toll-free: 1-800-387-1193 | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw''' | | width="20%" | '''Clicklaw''' | ||
| width="40%" | A portal website for public legal information and education in British Columbia. | | width="40%" | A portal website for public legal information and education in British Columbia. Search by keyword to find the topic you want. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral''' | | width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral''' | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | This service can help you find a lawyer who will meet with you for 30 minutes for $25. | ||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-3221<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/> | |||
[http://cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Registered Education Savings Plan''' | | width="20%" | '''Registered Education Savings Plan''' | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/student/savings/index.shtml www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/student/savings | | width="40%" | The website of Employment and Social Development Canada provides information on the RESP, a tax-sheltered education savings account to save for a child's education after high school. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/student/savings/index.shtml www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/student/savings] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Tax-Free Savings Account''' | | width="20%" | '''Tax-Free Savings Account''' | ||
| width="40%" | The Government of Canada provides information about the TFSA, a registered savings account that allows Canadians to earn tax-free investment income. | |||
| width="40%" | [http://www.tfsa.gc.ca www.tfsa.gc.ca] | | width="40%" | [http://www.tfsa.gc.ca www.tfsa.gc.ca] | ||
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Revision as of 00:32, 25 March 2014
Paying Taxes in BC from People's Law School has been replaced by Essentials of Money & Debt. This new title covers income tax as well as other aspects of managing your finances and dealing with debt-related problems.
| BC Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit | Information on the BC Low Income Climate action Tax Credit, which helps offset the impact of the carbon taxes paid by low income individuals or families. | www.sbr.gov.bc.ca |
| Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) | The CRA website has extensive information about paying taxes. | Phone toll-free: 1-800-959-8281 |
| Child Care Benefits | Phone toll-free: 1-800-387-1193 | |
| Clicklaw | A portal website for public legal information and education in British Columbia. Search by keyword to find the topic you want. | www.clicklaw.bc.ca |
| Lawyer Referral | This service can help you find a lawyer who will meet with you for 30 minutes for $25. | Phone: 604-687-3221 Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919 |
| Registered Education Savings Plan | The website of Employment and Social Development Canada provides information on the RESP, a tax-sheltered education savings account to save for a child's education after high school. | www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/student/savings |
| Tax-Free Savings Account | The Government of Canada provides information about the TFSA, a registered savings account that allows Canadians to earn tax-free investment income. | www.tfsa.gc.ca |
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School, 2014. |
Paying Taxes in BC from People's Law School has been replaced by Essentials of Money & Debt. This new title covers income tax as well as other aspects of managing your finances and dealing with debt-related problems.
 Paying Taxes in BC © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.
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