Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 7, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba a6 Winnipeg free press tuesday november 7, 2006 the tax Saviour crusaders for the disabled City firm fights for millions in unpaid tax credit refunds by Bill Redekop s Usana Scott was accustomed to Riding in limousines and being surrounded by bodyguards when in Ottawa As special assistant to the president of the Treasury Board. But when her daughter Vic Toria Grace was born with Spina Bifid three years ago she quit to be a stay at Home mom in Winnipeg. Then Scott noticed her tax Filer did it fill out the disability tax credit properly on her income tax return. She soon realized hers was not an isolated Case. So Scott using her insider knowl Edge of Ottawa teamed up with Friend Steve Dmyterko formerly with Rev Enue Canada for 30 years and began fighting on behalf of disabled people. And fighting. By the end of this year just their second As partners they will have forced Ottawa to pay out More than $3 million in tax credit refunds to disabled people. They have already helped almost 200 families from one end of the country to the other. Their business is entirely from referrals and they Arent even listed in the phone Book yet. They both work out of their Homes and Scott a current office is the dining room table at her Whyte Ridge residence. I know All about the legislation that Are out there and i Pluck them Boom Boom explained Scott. Her reputation has grown so much that people in Winnipeg a portuguese Community have taken to calling her Dona of Tima or Saviour Saint for All the people she has helped. Senior women kiss her and make the sign of the Cross to her and squeeze her hand when they see Scott who is of portuguese background. The partners have helped people from All walks of life from Immi Grants to Long established families from newborns to seniors from inner City residents to residents from Stein to Victoria b.c., to Windsor ont. I believe she was put Here for a Rea son said Jim Kussy of Scott who helped his parents get a substantial tax credit refund from Revenue Canada. Since then Kussy has recommended dozens of people to Scott and she a helped every All the old immigrants who built this country the bricklayers All the people employed in construction they never expected to get anything. This lady came out of nowhere to help the tax refunds Scott and Dmyterko secure for clients Are not windfalls but they Are a godsend for Many families who have someone disabled which can add to costs or Cut into earning Power. Their biggest tax return for a client so far was $60,000, in which they retrieved 10 years of uncollected refunds. Their tax credit refunds typically Range from $5,000 to $30,000, with an average of $17,000 per Case they said. That a tax free because the monies Are tax credit refunds not income except for the interest. Continued please see crusaders a7 ;