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Review programs also promote taxpayer education by identifying common areas of misunderstanding. Analysis of results and feedback from taxpayers are used to review and improve the guides and forms that CRA provides to the public. For a list of errors most frequently made by taxpayers on their income tax return, go to Common adjustments.
- How Tax Returns Are Selected for Review
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- Common Adjustments
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- How Tax Returns Are Selected for Review
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If your income tax and benefit return is selected for review by one of the programs below, we will first try to verify your claim based on the information we have on file. If more information is needed, we will contact you or your authorized representative by telephone or in writing.
When replying to our request for more information:
If your return is selected for review and we require more information, you or your authorized representative may send scanned documents to us online using My Account for Individuals or Represent a Client.
See Submitting documents online – Pre-assessment Review, Processing Review, Request Verification and Matching Programs for more information.
If your claim was changed after being reviewed by one of our programs, and you have additional information or documents related to the claim, we will accept all new submissions and review your claim again for a possible adjustment. See our letter for information about submitting documents.
Pre-assessment Review Program, Processing Review Program, Request Verification Program
If you have questions about a letter received from the Pre-assessment Review Program, the Processing Review Program, or the Request Verification Program, or need more time to send us the information or documents we asked for, contact us at the telephone number found at the bottom of our letter.
Pre-Matching Program
If you have questions about a letter received from the Pre-matching Program, or need more time to send us the information or documents we asked for, contact us at 1-800-263-4747.
T1 Matching Program
If you have questions about a letter received from the T1 Matching Program, or need more time to send us the information or documents we asked for, contact us at 1-866-772-2237.
May 20, 2021 · Requesting changes to your tax return. Request changes Online The fastest, easiest and most secure way to change a return is to use the ‘’Change my return’’ option found in the CRA’s My Account or to use ReFILE. If you cannot request changes online because your return is still being processed, you can wait a few days until it has been ...
Oct 5, 2020 · The rule for retaining tax returns and documents supporting the return is six years from the end of the tax year to which they apply. For example, a 2015 return and its supporting documents, are safe to destroy at the end of 2021. There are situations that alter this rule. If you have filed late returns, the six-year rule applies to the date of ...
23 hours ago · Take this recent Tax Court decision, decided in early October, involving a taxpayer who was reassessed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) beyond the normal reassessment period for her 2012 and 2013 tax returns. Under the Income Tax Act, the CRA is generally prohibited from reassessing an individual taxpayer more than three years after the original reassessment, unless it can be shown that the ...
Feb 7, 2024 · The CRA will try to complete its review based on the information it has on file. If it needs more information, a CRA representative may contact you. Here are five tips to help your tax review go smoothly: Send your response within the specified time frame – This is usually 30 days from the date of the letter.
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May 17, 2018 · In the 2016 Federal Budget, Ottawa earmarked $444.4 million over five years to help the CRA track down tax cheats, with the aim of raking in an additional $2.6 billion in tax over that period. There has been an increase in audit activity, in all facets, but less so for personal income taxes, said Safar. And the vast majority of Canadians will ...