Sudbury MP Glenn Thibeault and his staff will offer a clinic on March 16 on disability tax credits and how local residents can apply for them.
“This is definitely one of the best kept secrets of the Income Tax Act,” Thibeault stated in a press release. “It's a simple process to apply and you can go back 10 years.”
The clinic will be held between 11 a.m. and noon at the ParkSide Older Adult Centre at 140 Durham St. in Greater Sudbury.
“My office has already helped constituents get individual refunds in excess of $14,000,” Thibeualt said. “But I know there are literally thousands of Sudburians who are still unaware that they may be eligible for this credit.”
According to the release, to be eligible for the credit residents must meet one of the following conditions:
- you are unable to walk normally for 100 meters (which is the length of a football field) without angina, pain, the need of a cane, wheelchair or walker
- you have vision loss in excess of 90 per cent
- you are markedly restricted in communicating
- you are unable to hear clearly, even with hearing aids
- you require assistance in feeding
- you are unable to bathe or fully dress yourself without assistance
- you have poor bladder or bowel functioning
- you have problems perceiving instructions, thinking or remembering (eg. People suffering with dementia or Alzheimers)
- you need life-sustaining therapies such as kidney dialysis or chemotherapy three or more times a week
