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Paying by instalments

Instalments are periodic payments of income tax that individuals have to pay the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to cover tax they would otherwise have to pay on April 30 of the following year.

Note
If you have a balance owing and want to arrange a payment plan, see Making a payment arrangement for details.

Topics for paying by instalments
Who has to pay by instalments?
Find out if you have to pay tax by instalments.
Why do you have to pay by instalments?
Find out why you have to pay tax by instalments.
What are your payment options?
Choose the best way to calculate your instalment payments.
When are your payments due?
Find out the due dates for 2006 instalment payments.
How and where do you make your payments?
Choose from several payment methods.
Reduce your instalments
Find out how to increase the amount of tax withheld from your income instead of making instalment payments.
Do you need information about your instalment account?
Our online service, My Account, gives you the convenience and flexibility of viewing and managing some of your personal identification data, including your instalment account, in a secure session on our Web site.
After you have made a payment
Information you should know after you have made your instalment payments.
Completing your tax return
Find out how you should claim the instalment payments you made for 2006.
Interest and penalty charges
Information about interest and penalty charged on your instalment payments.
Farming and fishing
Find out the special rules that apply to farmers and fishers.

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Date modified:
2006-01-01
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