Thursday 25 August 2011

A Horror Story re: The Disability Tax Credit


I had a client whom I spoke to regarding the disability tax credit last year. I encouraged her to apply for it and provided her with the form. When she came into do her taxes this past year, she excitedly told me that she and her daughter were both approved for the tax credit and should receive a payment soon. When she provided me with her approval letter, I congratulated her on the amount of taxes that she was going to get back. She shook her head and said “Yeah but I have to give 30% of that to <<<<insert company name here>>>>”. She had been approached by a company that said they can help her with the claim. She decided to go with them rather then trying to do it on her own I was horrified to know that there are companies out there ‘assisting’ individuals in getting approved for the disability tax credit and then taking such a large chunk of their money!!!!

I don’t know how these companies have got names and addresses of individuals who ‘may qualify for up to $XX, XXX of refunds’ but they are being directly targeted and end up giving away a large portion of their refunds!!!

There is a single form that has to be filled out by the applicant and their doctor or other qualified practitioner….and that’s it! If the government rejects the application then you can always call on a professional (like us) to assist you with your claim! But seriously give it a shot on your own first! If approved, the government is merely returning to you, your own money….why should you be giving upto a third of it away?????

I will be following up with more information regarding the Disability Tax Credit so check back soon!

In the meantime please note that you do NOT have to be receiving a disability pension or anything to qualify for this credit!!!!

The following is a non-exhaustive list of ailments that may qualify for the Disability Tax Credit:
- Amputation
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety disorders
- Arthritis
- Asperger syndrome
- Asthma
- ADHD/ADD
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Blindness
- Car Accidents
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coronary artery disease
- Crohn's disease
- Eating Disorders
- Epilepsy
- FASD
- Hypothyroidism
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Learning Disability
- Mental Illness/Disability
- Mobility Issues
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Osteoarthritis
- Narcolepsy
- Parkinson's disease
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

If you have any questions do feel free to contact us!

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