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$20 or a Mystery Gift?

(Spoiler: The gift is way more than $20)

Tari Yekorogha · 2025-12-31 17:17 · 3 claps · 4.2 min read
#4t #canada #taxes #t4a #side-hustle
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Wiki topics: PFI · Personal Finance

A refillable T4 template avaliabe on www.bulkform.app for free

A refillable T4 template avaliabe on www.bulkform.app for free

$20 or a Mystery Gift?

(Spoiler: The gift is way more than $20)

Look, if you’re Canadian, you know the annual misery of tax season. T4s, T4As, endless boxes of numbers that all blur together. And if you’re a young adult? Double the pain because you’re probably helping your equally confused friends figure out their forms, too.

Here’s the play: What if I told you that you could charge your friends $10 each to “help” them with their tax forms, while BulkForm does all the heavy lifting?

The Setup (It’s Almost Too Easy)

BulkForm is permanently free for single form fills. But here’s where it gets interesting — the free tier also includes:

  • Unlimited single fills
  • 5 preset slots (to save your friends’ info for next time)
  • 20 bulk runs (when you’re ready to scale)
  • Access to free templates (including T4)

Step 1: Find the free T4 template in BulkForm’s library

**Get the Free T4 Template →**

The Hustle Phase 1: Your First 5 Clients

Your friend texts: “Ugh, tax season. Can you help me with my T4?”

You: “Yeah sure, I charge $10 for the hassle but I’ll get it done quick”

The workflow:

  1. Go to BulkForm → Single fill with T4 template (FREE)
  2. Enter their info once
  3. Save as a preset with their name
  4. Download their filled PDF

Step 2: After filling, save as a preset for next year’s easy updates

Takes 2 minutes. They think you’re a saint. You made $10.

Step 3: Download and send. They think you’re a genius.

Do this for 5 friends = $50. All your preset slots are full now, but you’ve got their info saved for next year.

Phase 2: When Word Spreads

Now your friend’s roommate wants help. Then their coworker. Suddenly you’re doing 10–15 forms.

When volume picks up, switch from single fills to batch mode

Time to level up to batch processing:

Instead of single fills, you create a simple Google Sheet:

Name | SIN | Income | Tax Deducted | ...
John | xxx | 45000 | 8500 | ...
Sarah | xxx | 52000 | 9800 | ...

Upload your spreadsheet, set your options, and let BulkForm handle the rest

Upload the sheet to BulkForm → Batch process → Get all PDFs in minutes.

What 30 seconds of work looks like: perfectly filled T4s ready to distribute

The beauty? Google Sheets auto-saves everything. No need for presets when you’re doing batch. Your client list just lives in that sheet.

You’ve got 20 free bulk runs to experiment with. That’s 20 batches of however many forms you want.

Phase 3: This Is Actually A Business Now

Tax season hits, and suddenly you’re processing 50+ T4s. Your free bulk runs are gone.

Your cost: $0.35 per bulk run (pay-as-you-go)

Your math:

  • Process 100 T4s at $10 each = $1,000 revenue
  • Your BulkForm cost = maybe $5–7 (15–20 bulk runs)
  • Net: $993+ for maintaining a Google Sheet

Or upgrade to Starter ($19/month) and get unlimited bulk runs during tax season, then cancel when it’s over.

Why This Actually Works

For your friends: They’re paying $10 instead of:

  • Spending 30 frustrated minutes filling forms
  • Risking mistakes that could delay their refund
  • Dealing with the mental load

For you: You’re making money while BulkForm does the actual work. You’re just the friendly middleman with the tool.

For repeat clients: Their info is already in your Google Sheet. Next year? Update the numbers, batch process, done. Charge them $5 for the “renewal”, and it takes you 10 seconds.

The Template Library Is Growing

Right now, T4 is free. But I’m actively building free templates for every major tax form:

  • T4A (coming soon)
  • T5 (coming soon)
  • RL slips for Quebec folks
  • Whatever else tax season throws at us

Got a specific form you need? Hit me up:

If enough people need it, I’ll bump it to the top of the queue.

Join the Community

We’ve got a growing Telegram community where we share:

  • Template updates
  • Form-filling strategies
  • Side hustle wins (like making $500 in a weekend)
  • Creative uses for BulkForm beyond tax forms

**Join the BulkForm Telegram →**

Launch Playlist

Need some energy while you’re processing those forms? Here’s what I was jamming to while building BulkForm:

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The bottom line:

You start with single fills (free, save 5 presets). When volume picks up, shift to spreadsheet batch processing. Google Sheets saves everything automatically, so you don’t lose client data. The free tier gives you 20 bulk runs to prove the model. When you outgrow it, you’re paying pennies to make dollars.

Tax season is coming. Are you ready to profit from it?

Your’s truly, ~Tari

P.S. — If you do start making bank with this strategy, I'd better see you in the testimonials 😂

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