Module 4: Complete a Basic Tax Return

Getting started

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Tip If you were a newcomer to Canada in 2005, see Newcomers to Canada.

To complete a tax return, you will need several things:

• a pad, pen, pencils, and an eraser;
• a calculator;
• a copy of the General Income Tax and Benefit Guide;
• a copy of the forms booklet for the correct tax year and province or territory you lived in on December 31 of the tax year (for example, if you lived in Ontario on December 31, 2005, and are filing a return for 2005, you will need Forms 2005, T1 General Ontario). To get the forms that are right for you, see General Income Tax and Benefit Package.
• all your information slips (such T3, T4, T4A, and T5 slips); and
• receipts for any deductions or credits that you intend to claim. For more information, go to the CRA Web site to see What you can deduct.

Getting started

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