CRA information & Community Centre News

1.    Thanks to Maddy we have the this link to information regarding CRA Tax Links and Information

Extract re Travel Expenses 2020: Travel for 80+km one way for medical purposes entitles you to $23/meal with maximum of $69/day claimed. Driving allowance for 2020 in BC is .52 cents/km.  The information is different from last tax year in that anything for more than 40 but less than 80 kms one way appears to only cover public transportation.

2.     Thanks to Tanis Ayers we learned about the CRA offering the following webinars in February, March and April to help you wish Income tax.

Seniors Presentations :

February 9, 2021 - 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.March 4, 2021 - 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

March 4, 2021  - 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.      March 17, 2021 - 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (in French)

April 15, 2021 - 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.   There are other times for Person with Disabilities and those who are care givers.   You can register for any of the above webinars by going to the link below and clicking on the link associated with the date of your choice. 

https://canada.webex.com/canada/onstage/g.php?PRID=4f1472dfdd206ba0967b78ce55fe4326

3.  Zoom registrations for Seniors must be done through Maddy rather than Online

4.  Vaccination days for Pemberton scheduled 10:00 - 1:00 on Mondays and Thursdays at the Community Centre - start date sometime in March continuing through to December.  Contact Caprii.Doucet@vch.ca if you'd like to help on site.

Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2021