The most recent Speech from the Throne contained a reference to the introduction of automatic tax filing of returns.  We believe that the process of moving toward automatic filing will take some time as the federal government will first have to negotiate changes with the provinces and territories; many income tax and benefit returns will remain too complicated to be filed automatically; and automatic return preparation may be a more appropriate way to think of the change as people will still have to agree to the results before their returns can be filed.  Consequently, even when automatic filing is eventually introduced, we think that CVITP clinics will remain an essential service for many clients with low or modest incomes.

Read more about why we think this here.