EVENT – Mac's Money Centre

SSC Goes Live: Drop-In Tax Clinics

Anas Hussain — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:12:29 +0000

SSC Goes LIVE at one of our Mac’s Money Centre Tax Clinics!

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

Drop-In Tax Clinics

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.

Do-It-Yourself Tax Clinics

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.

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)

If you are filing with your spouse or partner, please have them with you and bring all necessary tax documentation.

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. Taxes need to be filed by April 30. To learn more about the tax clinics, visit the website: https://money.mcmaster.ca/…/tax-clinics/#mactalksmoney

Do You Find Taxes Confusing?

Anas Hussain — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:43:10 +0000

Get money back by doing your taxes this March or April. To receive your benefits on time, file by April 30.

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

Get your personal taxes prepared by a trained Tax Volunteer

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.

Attend a Do-It-Yourself Tax Clinic

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:

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.

Interactive Cooking: Healthy Eating On A Budget

Anas Hussain — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:08:05 +0000

On February 14, 2019, Mac’s Money Centre and the Student Success Centre partnered with McMaster’s Hospitality Services to bring students together by creating healthy and budget friendly meals. Throughout the event, our money coaches, award winning chefs, and certified nutritionist provided helpful tips on grocery shopping, meal-prep, creating “planned-overs”, and nutrition facts. In this free interactive cooking event, students learned how to cook Pad Thai and Spring Rolls while staying on a student-friendly budget.

Did we forget to mention that the meals we prepared was vegan, gluten-free, and delicious?

For more events like this, check OSCARplus and follow Mac’s Money Centre on Twitter.

Thank you to McMaster Hospitality Services, Mac’s Money Centre, and the Student Success Centre for a wonderful event. For those interested in the recipe, see below:

One litre of Gluten free Pad Thai Sauce

1/2 cup Peanut butter

1/4 cup Coconut milk

1/2 cup Sweet chili sauce or tamarind

1/4 cup Tamari or soya sauce

1/8 cup Rice vinegar

2 cups H20

1 Tbls Garlic puree

1 Tbls Ginger puree

Mix all these ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a light boil.

As soon as sauce is hot add your choice of ingredients to it and top with a lime wedge and (optional) chopped peanuts.

Enjoy!

Palentine’s Day: Interactive Demo

Anas Hussain — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:17:57 +0000

Celebrating Palentine’s Day? Join us in Bridges Café on February 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for an interactive demo that will have you cooking up healthy eats while sticking to a student-friendly budget.

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.

‘Orange is the New Black’ star Jackie Cruz will visit campus to speak with students

Anas Hussain — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 18:19:20 +0000

Challenges, no matter how big or small, are best faced head-on. This is the message Jackie Cruz will deliver to students Nov. 17.

Cruz, best known for her role as Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales on Netflix’s number-one rated series Orange is the New Black, will be on campus recounting stories about struggle and determination in order to achieve dreams, no matter how ambitious.

When she was still a teenager, Cruz moved out of her mother’s apartment and slept on friends’ couches for six months. When she was 17, not long after leaving home, she was the victim of a near-fatal car accident that collapsed one of her lungs and left her in a three-day coma. Without a doubt, it was the lowest point in her life.

Twelve years later — following short-term stints as a model, singer, waitress and reality TV bit player — she’s become one of the most recognizable faces on Netflix.

“Inviting Jackie to McMaster was an easy decision for us. Her perseverance and determination is an admirable quality,” says Joey Duong, marketing and outreach intern with the Student Success Centre.

“She delivers a message that will resonate with students and hopefully provide some motivation and momentum for students as they work towards the final few weeks of first semester.”

Presented by Mac’s Money Centre, the event takes place in conjunction with Financial Literacy Month — a Canada-wide initiative now in its fifth year. Financial Literacy Month was officially recognized by the Government of Canada in 2012.

This year’s theme of “Count Me In, Canada” aims to raise awareness about the importance of financial literacy in order to strengthen an individual’s financial well-being. Understanding the basics of money is as essential today as numeracy and literacy.

“Cruz’s presentation fits in well with this year’s theme,” says Gina Robinson, director of the Student Success Centre and assistant dean of Student Affairs.

“Hearing an inspiring story, students will gain confidence not only when making life decisions but also in financial matters.”

A Twitter contest will select five winners who will get front row seating at the event plus a meet-and-greet pass with Jackie Cruz at the end of the event.

To enter, participants must follow @MacsMoneyCentre and tweet using the hashtag #mactalksmoney answering the question: What is the best financial advice you have received?

Selected winners can invite one friend to join them in the experience.

The event will take place in Room 147 of Burke Science Building (BSB). Doors are at 7:15 p.m. and OITNB themed food will be available as well as a photo booth.

The talk will begin at 8 p.m. Registration on OSCARplusmcmaster.ca is required in order to attend the event.

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