A trained tax prep volunteer from ACORN Canada can help complete your taxes for free. If you are receiving PWD, help ensure your taxes are filed on time and correctly. Please note: ACORN is not a professional accounting service.
What: Free Tax Clinic with a tax prep volunteer from ACORN Canada.
By appointment, only. Call 604-872-1278 to register. *Appointments are 30 minutes long.
Where: BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, #204- 456 West Broadway in Vancouver
When: In February: Feb. 18, 2013; Feb. 25, 2013
In March:Mar. 4, 2013; Mar. 11, 2013; Mar. 18, 2013; Mar. 25, 2013
In April:April 8, 2013; April 15, 2013; April 22, 2013
To register:Call 604-872-1278, BC Coalition of People with Disabilities or visit Advocacy Access reception at #204- 456 West Broadway in Vancouver.
*Suggested eligibility: Individuals receiving PWD; Individuals earning up to $25,000; Couples earning up to $35,000
Please note: – ACORN’s tax assistance can be directly accessed at: 101- 630 Columbia St. in New West.
– ACORN does taxes under the auspices of the CRA and their tax prep volunteer program, our ACORN volunteer at the BCCPD office is not providing professional accounting services.
– Volunteers do not prepare returns for complex situations such as: Returns for deceased persons; individuals who file for bankruptcy; self-employed individuals; individuals who report capital gains or losses; individuals who report employment expenses, business or rental income & expenses
BCCPD thanks ACORN for all of their help and support!
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has made changes to the rules governing withdrawals from the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). As a result, RDSP holders have more choices about what they can use withdrawals from their Plan for without impacting their eligibility for provincial disability benefits (PWD or PPMB).
According to the new policy, RDSP holders can use withdrawals in various ways without jeopardizing their benefits. If an individual chooses to save money to buy a large item that exceeds their asset limit (a single person on PWD is allowed to have up to $5,000 in assets), they will no longer risk losing their benefits as long as they clearly document that the funds originated directly from their RDSP.
For example, Bob starts making regular withdrawals from his RDSP. He wants to save enough money to buy a $10,000 boat. Under the old rules, having more than $5,000 in the bank or owning a non-exempt asset worth more than $5,000 would mean that he could no longer receive his PWD income (under normal circumstances a boat would not be an exempt asset). The new policy allows Bob to save money and own a boat without risking his PWD.
For More Information
The MSD’s policy on assets and exemptions for the RDSP is at:
April 4, 2013 5:30-9 pm
Holiday Inn, 711 West Broadway, Vancouver
For full details and to purchase tickets, please click the button below: “Click here for information and tickets”!
BCCPD is throwing a community celebration and fundraiser on April 4th, 2013 to mark our 35th year of serving the disability community.
We’re very excited to have Global TV’s Mark Madryga as our host for the evening of celebration and music. You’ll also be wowed by world-renowned guitarist, Don Alder and entertainer/comic David C. Jones. All this, plus a salsa dancing performance!
Plus, you will have the opportunity to bid on wonderful items in our Silent Auction, including:
original art by PJ Artman
Bard on the Beach tickets
jewellery by Pandora
spa packages, and more!
Door prizes, appetizer buffet and cash bar. Support BCCPD, share a story and a toast with us, and enjoy a very special evening.
A huge thank you to Global TV and our Event Gold Sponsor the Vancouver Taxi Association.
Thanks also to our Bronze Event Sponsor the Trial Lawyers Association of BC.
More About Our Special Guests
Mark Madryga has been a Meteorologist in Vancouver for 26 years. Since 1994, Mark has been delivering weather reports on radio and television throughout British Columbia. He can be seen and heard prognosticating weekdays on the Global Morning News and on CKNW AM 980 radio. He is a proud supporter of many charities throughout British Columbia, including Peace Arch Hospital, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Alzheimer Society of BC and the BC SPCA. Mark was born and raised in Kamloops and resides in Surrey. Mark has two children, Matthew age 16 and Tessa age 13.
Don Alder plays acoustic fingerstyle guitar with a passion that has quickly earned him a reputation as Vancouver’s “best kept little secret”. Don is a world-class fingerstyle guitarist with a “wow factor” that will get your toes tapping. www.donalder.com
David C. Jones is often seen on TV and stage improvising and works around the world as a host/emcee is various comedic personas. An actor in Vancouver, he has performed on most of the stages here in everything from Shakespeare to Stoppard to Coward to Dickens. He also starred in the musical Little Me! as all the men and recently as The Prosecutor in Romance by David Mamet. He is also a highly regarded special event producer having been entertainment manager for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympics Games. He has also written and directed a variety of short films that have played around the world. www.davidcjones.ca.
David C. Jones is often seen on TV and stage improvising and works around the world as a host/emcee is various comedic personas. An actor in Vancouver, he has performed on most of the stages here in everything from Shakespeare to Stoppard to Coward to Dickens. He also starred in the musical Little Me! as all the men and recently as The Prosecutor in Romance by David Mamet. He is also a highly regarded special event producer having been entertainment manager for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympics Games. He has also written and directed a variety of short films that have played around the world. 
