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If you’re self-employed, tax season can feel overwhelming, but the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is here to help you! Whether you’re a sole proprietor, freelancer, or running a small business, understanding your tax obligations is key to staying on track. Here’s what you need to know: Filing and payment deadlines for self-employed individualsIf you are …

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is making it easier for newcomers arriving in Canada to apply for benefit and credit payments. Newcomers can now apply online, without mailing in the forms. It’s a quick and convenient way to apply. Choosing the right form for youApply for benefit and credit payments, including any related provincial and …

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Did you receive a letter from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) telling you that you owe money? CRA understands this can feel stressful, but they can work with you to resolve your debt. Let CRA help youIt’s important that you read all correspondence you receive from the CRA. The information and directions in the letter …

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) considers you a newcomer to Canada for the first year you are a resident of Canada for income tax purposes. Newcomers to Canada can apply to get benefit and credit payments, including any related provincial and territorial payments, even before they do their taxes for the first time. These payments …

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) understands that life can move fast, and tasks like filing your income tax and benefit return can slip through the cracks. The deadline to file a 2024 tax return was April 30, 2025, but you can still file if you haven’t yet. You may not want to file because you …

The tax-filing deadline has passed, but you can still file your 2024 income tax and benefit return Read More »

Starting May 12, 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will transition to online mail as the default method of delivering most business correspondence. This means you’ll start receiving most of your business notices and other correspondence through CRA’s secure online portal, My Business Account, instead of by mail. This change applies to:– All new business …

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The child disability benefit (CDB) is a tax-free monthly payment made to families who care for a child under age 18 with a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions. To get the CDB:You must be eligible for the Canada child benefit (CCB)Your child must be eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC) …

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For payments based on your 2024 income tax and benefit return (July 2025 to June 2026), the program provides a maximum annual credit of $371 for each adult and each child in a family. If you are a single individual with no children, the credit will be reduced by 4% of your adjusted net income …

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The Ontario energy and property tax credit (OEPTC) is designed to help low- to moderate-income Ontario residents with the sales tax on energy and with property taxes. You apply for the current-year OEPTC on your prior-year income tax and benefit return. For example, you would apply for the 2025 OEPTC on your 2024 income tax …

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Before including the disability amount on an individual’s T1 income tax and benefit return, please ask your client if they have applied for the disability tax credit (DTC) before. Your client can give you the notice of determination that was sent to them. This notice will indicate if the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has determined …

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