{"id":573735171,"date":"2021-02-05T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/headliner\/2021\/02\/05\/mp-morantz-offering-tax-clinic-and-more"},"modified":"2021-02-05T09:17:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T15:17:16","slug":"mp-morantz-offering-tax-clinic-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/headliner\/2021\/02\/05\/mp-morantz-offering-tax-clinic-and-more","title":{"rendered":"MP Morantz offering tax clinic and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">In addition to bringing our community&rsquo;s concerns forward, my office offers a number of services. These include providing support navigating federal departments and bringing attention to your applications and submissions for government programs and supports.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Last year, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my office was happy to offer to a free tax clinic to those in our community with low incomes.<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Last year we were able to help 35 people access $42,016.90 in tax refunds and $11,217.91 in GST refunds. I am hoping to help more in our community file their taxes and access the tax-saving measures available to them.<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Over the month of January, my team and I have been working with our qualified volunteers to find a way to offer a tax clinic again this year for those who made under $35,000 in 2020, while also respecting provincial health guidelines.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">I&rsquo;m pleased to announce that we&rsquo;ve been able to find a way to continue providing this service to our community safely.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">If you are interested in having your taxes prepared through this free tax clinic, please call my office at 204-984-6432 for more information.<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">In addition to this tax clinic, I&rsquo;ve teamed up with the Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce, along with the office of small and medium enterprise within Public Services and Procurement Canada, to offer an information session on how local businesses can sell their products and services to the federal government.<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">This information session will be held Feb. 26 from noon to 1 p.m., streaming live on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com\/martymorantz<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Within the presentation, we&rsquo;ll be going over some facts of government procurement and tips on how local businesses in our community can bid on government contracts.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">&nbsp;After the presentation there will be a question-and-answer. If there are specific questions you want addressed, please email them to me in advance at Marty.Morantz@parl.gc.ca<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">&nbsp;If you aren&rsquo;t already following my Facebook page, be sure to follow before Feb. 26 so that you can get a notification for this event and stay updated on the work I&rsquo;m doing as your federal representative.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Should you need any assistance navigating any federal department or have questions about policies enacted by the federal government, my office is always available to 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