For many students, doing your taxes often results in getting money back. Take advantage of Mac’s Money Centre’s FREE tax services:

1. Get your personal taxes prepared by a trained Tax Volunteer

Visit our tax clinics in Gilmour Hall 110 (Student Success Centre) and have your tax return prepared for free by a trained tax volunteer. There are four clinic dates available in March and April. Book on OSCARplus.

Thursday, April 4 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, April 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  

Tuesday, April 9 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 24 from 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Monday, April 29 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Drop-in clinics will be held in Gilmour Hall, Room 110.

2. Attend a Do-It-Yourself Tax Clinic

Want to take control of your finances? Interested in learning how to prepare your own tax return? Mac’s Money Centre is holding DIY Tax Clinics, where tax volunteers will assist you with using the free Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) tax software to file your taxes electronically. There are three dates available in March and April. Book on OSCARplus.

Tuesday, March 26 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 23 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Do It Yourself clinics will be held in MUSC 311 & 313.

Do It Yourself clinics will be held in MUSC 311 & 313

What to Bring:

T4 – Employment Income Slip
T4A – Scholarships, Bursaries
T5 – Investment Income
Rent Receipts for 2018
Medical Expenses – Uhip Premium and out of pocket expenses
Tuition – T2202A – Please consult with your parents if you are transferring up to $5,000 unused tuition
Moving Expenses to Hamilton Ontario to attend School – Transportation
Child Care Expenses
Medical Expenses
RRSP Contribution
Charitable Donations
Last Year’s Assessment Form (if you have it)

You are required to have a SIN in order to file a tax return.

If you have never filed before, we will also prepare taxes for previous years. Please remember to bring your prior year’s slips/receipts to do this. Filing your taxes will allow you to collect your GST/HST credits, rent rebates and register your tuition credits for future use.
Filing deadline is April 30, 2019, for the 2018 Tax Year to collect your benefits on time.

Please register, space is limited.

McMaster has made it simple for students to print their tax forms from MOSAIC.

Log into mosaic.mcmaster.ca
Go to ‘MOSAIC Home’ at the top of the page
Select ‘Employee Self Service’ from the drop down menu Choose ‘View T4/T4A Slips’
Print
Tax Slip: T4

For student staff or anyone that has full-time or part-time work at McMaster, they can print off their T4 through MOSAIC as well.

McMaster’s very own award-winning chef, Leigh Laidlaw, will lead you through this session as you make Pad Thai and Spring Rolls from scratch (both dishes are vegan and gluten-free). You will rotate through stations as you help to prepare and cook the food. Food samples included! Register on OSCARplus.

We’ve launched a new series with Mac’s Money Centre called the Mac’s Money Show, happening twice a month. Check out our second episode, where our three special guests talk about Money and Food. ????

Guests include Chef Leigh Laidlaw and Liana Bontempo from McMaster University Hospitality Services, and Jennifer Chan, a Mac student and #HamOnt food Instagrammer (@jenlovesham). #mactalksmoney

Meet Mac’s Money Coach, Terry Bennett and Director of the Student Success Centre, Gina Robinson as they talk to students about the importance of budgeting and creating financial goals.

SSC Goes Live with UTS and Constable Ray Wong talking about how you can protect yourself from fraud. This event is part of Financial Literacy Month.

As part of Financial Literacy Month, we asked McMaster students to share their dreams. This is what they had to say.

McMaster has made applying for scholarships more intuitive and user-friendly. Learn about different scholarship types, availability, who can apply (full-time, part-time, international), and how and when you will receive them!

Meet with former McMaster students, as they talk about how they achieved their dreams of travel and their life after Mac.

We asked students to share what they wanted to know about money.

Stop by the Student Success Centre (GH110) and catch a shooting star in exchange for
free swag. Learn about the services available through Mac’s Money Centre and what’s happening this November as part of Financial Literacy Month.

Don’t sleep on your dreams! Make them a reality.

Have you ever dreamed of travelling the world, but a lack of money and time has stopped you? Learn from a panel of former Mac alumni who have lived this dream and find out how they made it happen.

Living the dream with The Globe and Mail’s Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw.

Straight up advice from the experts on achieving your goals and doing it quicker than you think. Rob Carrick has been writing about personal finance, business, and economics for close to 20 years. Rob will be joined by Roma Luciw, The Globe and Mail’s personal finance editor. Free signed books (limited quantities available), giveaways and food!

Make your dreams happen. Ask anything! (Online)

Your opportunity to ask any questions about credit, debt repayment, setting financial goals, taxes, building wealth, spending, bill payments, and more. Conversations will be confidential.

Protect your dreams (and your money) from fraud.

This session will give you the information you need to know about identity theft, debt and credit card theft, e-mail fraud/phishing, mass marketing, and internet fraud.

This November 2018, join MMC as they help you to dream big and make your dreams a reality. Increase your knowledge and money management skills so that you can feel confident when it comes to making decisions about money.

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