The income tax fil­ing dead­line is fast approach­ing! So here is yet another guide on fill­ing your income tax return for free if you’re a post-secondary (uni­ver­sity, col­lege, etc.) stu­dent. Note that ufile.ca can be fully trusted and is cer­ti­fied by the Cana­dian government.

The Cana­dian Fed­er­a­tion of Stu­dents and UFile.ca, Canada’s gov­ern­ment cer­ti­fied online tax pro­gram, bring you free tax fil­ing for all Cana­dian post-secondary students.

First, jot down this spe­cial Free for Stu­dents code: FAY1493

Here’s the deal:
The Cana­dian Fed­er­a­tion of Stu­dents and UFile.ca, Canada’s #1 online tax prepa­ra­tion Web site, have joined together to pro­vide FREE online tax prepa­ra­tion and fil­ing for all Cana­dian post-secondary students.

How to ben­e­fit:
Go to ufile.ca from Feb­ru­ary 15 until May 1, 2006, and open a new UFile account or access an exist­ing file. Enter all your tax infor­ma­tion includ­ing your tuition fees and the num­ber of months at school.

Enter the Cana­dian Fed­er­a­tion of Stu­dents Free for Stu­dents spe­cial offer code (FAY1493) in UFile’s spe­cial offers gate­way and your 2005 tax return is absolutely free! Print or Net­File your return when­ever you are ready at no charge!

Who is eli­gi­ble?
To be eli­gi­ble for this spe­cial offer, you must be a res­i­dent of Canada, have tuition fees and at least one month at school in the tax year 2005. You must also be des­ig­nated as the FAMILY HEAD (the pri­mary mem­ber of the fam­ily) for pur­poses of your tax file in UFile.

Do I have to file my return right away?
No, you can take advan­tage of the offer at any time from Feb­ru­ary 15 until May 1, 2006, and file when­ever you are ready. Remem­ber, tax sea­son ends May 1, 2006, and any returns with taxes due will be assessed penal­ties and inter­est on out­stand­ing bal­ances. For self-employed tax­pay­ers, only inter­est charges apply up to June 15th, 2006.