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If you haven't filed in years and the CRA has not yet contacted you about your late taxes, apply to the Voluntary Disclosure Program as soon as possible. This helps you avoid prosecution for tax evasion, as well as penalties and interest fees for filing your tax returns late.

Audits are an important way for the CRA to detect unreported income. The CRA thoroughly examines an individual's or business' assets and expenditures, as well as information on a person's lifestyle, to identify those who are hiding income.

Interest & Penalties The CRA will charge a late-filing penalty of 5% if you don't file your tax returns by April 30, plus an additional 1% for every month after that date until you pay, up to 12 months.If this is the case, the CRA may grant relief within 10 years from your request date.

If you have a CRA My Account, you can find your T1 for the current year, as well as the past 11 years that you filed, by looking under the tax returns view section. If you look for anything older, you will need to contact the CRA directly at 1-800-959-8281 to request a copy.

All editions of TurboTax software, (including TurboTax Online FREE), support the Auto-Fill My Return feature and automatically transfer your data to the proper spots within your tax return. With just a few clicks, your tax return is filled with the most accurate and up-to-date information available, right from the CRA.

How far back can you go to file taxes in Canada? According to the CRA, a taxpayer has 10 years from the end of a calendar year to file an income tax return. The longer you go without filing taxes, the higher the penalties and potential prison term.

No, CRA does not use automated calls under any circumstances. Plus, CRA agents don't leave any personal information of any kind on messages.Contact you with a prerecorded message claiming you owe money to the CRA, threaten police action or ask you to call a number to settle your tax balance.