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Late and prior-year tax returns, caught up in one visit

A missed year has a way of becoming three. It happens to a lot of people, and the fix is simpler than the worry. We prepare and file prior-year returns back to 2017, all at once if you like, and deal with whatever CRA has sent in the meantime.

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Catching up is worth more than most people expect. Benefits that stopped when you stopped filing restart, often with back payments. Refunds you were owed and never claimed get paid. And the CRA letters stop.

Book a longer appointment and tell us how many years. Nobody here is going to lecture you.

What catching up gets you

  • GST credit, Canada Child Benefit and Manitoba credits restart, often with back payments
  • Refunds you were owed and never claimed. CRA pays refunds on late returns.
  • CRA letters, demands to file and arbitrary assessments handled properly
  • Interest and penalties reduced where the Voluntary Disclosures Program or taxpayer relief applies

What to bring

  • Whatever slips you have. With your authorization we can pull missing T4s and T5s from your CRA account.
  • Any CRA letters, opened or not
  • A rough idea of what you earned in the years you are missing
  • Last notice of assessment you received, if any

If CRA has already assessed you

When returns go unfiled long enough, CRA sometimes issues an arbitrary assessment: a tax bill based on what they think you earned, usually higher than reality. Filing the actual return replaces it. Bring the letter and we will start there.

Late and prior-year returns: questions we get asked

Will I be penalized?
Late-filing penalties only apply when you owe. If you are owed a refund there is no penalty, just a refund you have been waiting for.
Can you get my missing slips?
Yes. With a signed authorization we can view your CRA account and pull T4s, T5s and RRSP receipts for most years.
How far back can you file?
Ten years for refunds and benefits. E-filing is available back to 2017; older years go on paper.
Do I have to do all the years at once?
No, but it is usually easier and cheaper to do them together, and benefits only restart once the missing years are in.

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CRA e-filing

Every return we prepare is transmitted to CRA electronically the same day, using certified EFILE software.

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Personal income tax returns

Bring your slips, leave with your return filed.

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Small business and self-employed returns

Contractors, farmers, trades, home-based businesses, gig drivers and side-hustles.

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