E-services for businesses

Businesses can file a return, register a business, get information, send online requests, access payroll services, make an electronic payment, download or order forms and publications, and more through Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) electronic services.

Summary

Filing a return or making a remittance

• Filing information returns electronically
  • Internet filing options for businesses that issue any of the following slips: T4, T4A, T4A(OAS), T4A(P), T4A-NR, T4E, T4RSP, T4RIF, T5, T5007, T5008, T5018, T3, NR4, AGR-1, T1204, T215, SAFER information returns, or RRSP receipts.
• Corporation Internet filing
  • Corporations that meet certain criteria can file their corporation income tax returns over the Internet.
• GST/HST NETFILE
  • Eligible registrants can file their GST/HST returns over the Internet.
•  GST/HST TELEFILE
  • Eligible registrants can file their GST/HST returns using their touch-tone telephone.
• Contract payment reporting
  • Mandatory reporting requirements for service contracts.
• Filing on electronic media
  • File information returns and amended slips on diskette, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM in XML format.
• Electronic amendments
  • The CRA accepts cancelled and amended information slips in electronic format.
• GST/HST EDI filing and remitting
  • File a GST/HST return and/or remit a GST/HST payment over the Internet through a participating financial institution.
• EFILE for electronic filers
  • Registered tax professionals can send current-year individual tax returns over the Internet.

Registering a business

• Business Registration Online (BRO)
  • BRO is a one-stop, online, self-serve application that allows you to register for a Business Number, as well as for four major CRA programs (Corporation Income Tax, Goods and Services / Harmonized Sales Tax, Payroll Deductions, and Import-Export accounts).
  • You can also register or apply for Ontario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia program accounts.

Payroll deductions

• Payroll Deductions Online Calculator
  • Interactive calculator that provides quick, easy, and precise calculations without having to download installation files on your computer.
•  Tables on Diskette (TOD)
  • Use a stand-alone computer program to calculate the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI), and federal, provincial (except Quebec), and territorial tax deductions for all pay periods.
• TeleReply
  • Report nil payroll deductions by telephone.
•  Automobile Benefits Online Calculator
  • Calculates automobile benefits for employees and shareholders.
• E-PD7A, Statement of Account for Current Source Deductions
  • Receive and view your Statement of Account for Current Source Deductions through your financial institution's online banking Web site.

Getting information

• My Business Account
  • Provides business owners with convenient and secure online access to their personalized business account information.
• Represent a client
  • Register your tax services business online as a representative and be authorized by your clients. Once authorized, you will have online access to most of your client's information and services found on My Account.
• Online requests
  • Business clients can electronically ask for certain financial and non-financial actions to be processed on their account.
• GST/HST Registry
  • Verify whether suppliers are providing valid GST/HST numbers, to determine whether GST/HST paid to these suppliers can be claimed as valid input tax credits.
• Tax Information Phone Service (T.I.P.S.)
  • The Business Information service of T.I.P.S. gives information to help individuals who operate a business or are thinking of starting a business. Call 1-800-267-6999.
• Charity Listings
  • View our online lists, including those for newly registered and recently revoked charities as well as recent annulments.
• Electronic mailing lists
  • Receive an email notice when new information is added to the Web site.
•  Discounters
  • Information of interest to discounters.
• Forms and publications
  • Download or order forms and publications online or by phone, get fill-out forms, order forms and publications in multiple formats, and more. 

Refunds and payments

• Direct deposit
  • Apply to have your refund deposited directly into your account at your financial institution.
• Electronic payments
  • Make payments through your financial institution.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

---

National Contact(s):
Canada Revenue Agency
Toll-free (information): 1-800-959-5525 (Business Enquiries and Registrations)
Toll-free (publications): 1-800-959-2221 (Forms and Publications)
Web site: http://www.cra.gc.ca/menu-e.html