Filing your taxes might not be a high priority for low income individuals, teenagers, and students. This may be because they question the belief that since they aren’t making sufficient or any income, there is no reason to file taxes. However, there are several government incentives and benefits that pay back.

The benefits are the following:

1- GST/HST & Provincial Tax Credit

The Canada Revenue Agency is providing billions of dollars to Canadian Resident who file their taxes. The federal government provides a maximum amount of $280 in GST credit while the provincial government provides a maximum amount of $291 in provincial tax credit also known as “trillium benefit” to Canadian residences, even if they did not earn any income.

2- Child Tax Benefit

If you’re a parent who has a dependent(s), the Canada Revenue Agency will provide you an amount of $5400-$6400 annually per child, for those households who are medium to low income earners. Parents can also claim for their child’s “children arts and fitness amount.”

3- Medical & Other Taxable Credits

You can claim your medical expenses for which you spent such as eye glasses prescription, dental checkup, prescription medicine, and etc. Some other taxable credits that you can claim are charitable donations, political contributions, tuition slips, interest claim and many more. Deducting these expenses, might potentially give yourself a refund or reduce your taxable owing.