Tax Clinic 

Need help filing your taxes? SAMRU offers a free tax clinic where trained student volunteers complete and file tax returns at no charge!

SAMRU’s free tax clinic program is over for 2025 but will return in 2026. If you are looking for a free tax service, you can visit the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program’s website, or email us at tax@samru.ca.

SAMRU's free tax clinic program is no longer accepting tax appointments. You can search for other free tax clinics in Calgary (or across Canada) by visiting the Canada Revenue Agency's webpage here.
 
Thank you to those who used our service this year, and we will reopen again on March 2nd, 2026

SAMRU’s free tax clinic program will operate from March 3rd to April 30th, 2025. We will be providing appointments in either an online or in-person format. Online appointments will take place via Google Meet while in-person appointments will be held in the Flex Space Room Z301, located on the 3rd floor of Wyckham House.

Please note that our volunteers can assist with filing simple tax returns for students, however, we are not professional accountants and therefore cannot provide tax advice. If you have any questions about our program, please contact us at tax@samru.ca.

Even if you do not have any income, you are still encouraged to file a tax return as you may be eligible for various benefits or credits.

Students are asked to come prepared to their appointments with all their required tax forms and receipts. We will not file your taxes without a physical government ID and complete documents. You can find a list of the required tax forms and documents by clicking here.

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Eligible clients for this service must meet the following criteria:

  • Individuals with an income of less than $35,000
  • Married/common-law couples with a combined income of with less than $45,000
  • Have a simple tax situation
In general, your tax situation is simple if you have no income or if your income comes from any of these sources:
  • Employment with modest income
  • Pension
  • Benefits such as the Canada Pension Plan, disability insurance, employment insurance, and social assistance
  • Registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs)
  • Scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, or grants
  • Interest (under $1,000)

Your tax situation is not simple if you:

  • Are self-employed or have employment expenses
  • Have business or rental income and expenses
  • Have capital gains or losses
  • Own foreign property or have foreign income
  • Filed for bankruptcy in the tax year (or the year before, if that return has not yet been filed)
  • Are completing a tax return for a deceased person
  • Own foreign property

Please contact the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) if you need more information about missing information.

Information about your personal client file, and/or instructions on obtaining your notice of assessment. We cannot contact CRA on your behalf due to sensitivity issues with regards to client confidentiality. We also cannot answer complex tax questions. If you need more information or have questions about your personal tax situation, please contact the CRA’s hotline at 1-800-959-8281 or visit them online at canada.ca/taxes. You can also log in to your CRA My Account.

Volunteers are not employees or volunteers of the Canada Revenue Agency. The SAMRU Tax Clinic is provided by a partnership between the Students’ Association of Mount Royal University and the Canada Revenue Agency’s Community Volunteer Income Tax Program.