How to File a Tax Return in Canada

To file a tax return in Canada, an individual has three practical routes: certified tax software, a preparer such as Kennedy Tax & Accounting Inc., or a paper T1 mailed to the tax centre the CRA prints on the return or the notice. The firm’s route is the second one. You bring or send the slips, the return is prepared at the Scarborough office near Kennedy Station, and it is e-filed.

Where to mail a paper return

The CRA tells you where to mail a paper return. The address depends on your province and on where you live, and it is printed in the package for that year. This page does not publish a street address for a tax centre, because that address changes and the CRA page is the one to follow. E-filing avoids the question.

What the office needs

T4s and other income slips, receipts you want claimed, and last year’s notice of assessment. Self-employed years also need the income list and the expense invoices. Most people file by April 30. Self-employed people and their spouses file by June 15, but tax owing is still due in April.

Work with the Scarborough office

The only office is in Scarborough, near Kennedy Station. You can visit or send the documents. English, Bengali and Tamil are spoken. Manoranjan (Mano) Talukder, CPA, leads the firm, which has worked since 2010. Personal returns start at $49.99 + HST. Other files are quoted first.