There is often some confusion around what you do and do not need to provide when someone is doing your taxes for you. To make it simpler for yourself and the tax preparer, I am going to give you some ideas as to what you don’t need and hopefully it will save you and your tax preparer some precious time.
Here is a list of the things you don’t need to provide to your accountant when they are preparing your personal tax return:
- GST Credit statement – If you receive a GST cheque or deposit from the government, this is not an item that is taxable, so you don’t need to provide it.
- Provincial Health Care deduction limit – Some provinces have a program whereby after a certain amount of medical expenses are reached, the province will cover the rest. This is not something used for preparing your tax return.




