Service for Seniors is one of the ways in Canada through which one can file his/her income tax return. However, this service is exclusive to a certain group of people, namely the low-income seniors. The service lets these individuals file their income tax returns over the phone. And the best thing is that, this service is free for the seniors.

The Canada Revenue Agency sends personalized letters to about 275,000 Canadians seniors and invites them to make use of the Service for Seniors. The invitations are being sent towards the end of January each year. The personalized letters contain the information, along with an access code to use the service. In order to be eligible to use Service for Seniors, a Canadian must be over sixty-five-year old.

When using Service for Seniors, a Canadian need to enter their Social Insurance Numbers and the access code, followed by answering a couple of questions with “Yes” and “No”. Using this service is very simple. If you are going to file returns for the 2009 income tax year, you must meet the below mentioned criteria:

• You should have sole income for the year 2008 from federal pension programs like OAS; or Net Federal Supplements.
• Your taxable income should not exceed $11,000 for the year 2008.

The Service for Seniors is open for 2010 from 15th of February to 30th of September.