According to a recent CRA announcement, starting January 2012, you can now electronically file an information return of up to fifty slips in a single submission using the CRA’s Web Forms applications. The information slips that can be submitted electronically include T3, T4, T4A, T4A-NR, T4E, T4RIF, T4RSP, T5, T5007, T5018 and NR4.
- Filing electronically through the CRA’s Web Forms Service is simple and eliminates the need to send paper copies of your information returns to the CRA.
- Filing electronically can save you the cost to print the information returns and to send them to the CRA
- The Web Forms Service is convenient. There is no need to purchase or download a software. You will only need to fill in the data online.
- The CRA’s Web Forms Service is secure. This service allows filers to:
- file original, additional, amended and cancelled slips directly from the CRA website;
- create an electronic information return;
- validate information in real time with prompts to correct errors before filing;
- calculate the totals for the summary;
- save and print slips.
- Filing electronically is fast. Immediately after you securely submit your encrypted return of over the internet, you will get a confirmation receipt.
To get started with electronically filing your information returns, you will need your access code for the Webs Forms application by the end of January. If you have not received your access code or have misplaced it, you can retrieve it online by going to www.cra.gc.ca/iref-wac.
Once you have your access code, you may start filing electronically by going to www.cra.gc.ca/webforms.
You can also file your information returns through the My Business Account Service by using either the Web Forms or the internet file transfer application without a web access code. My Business Account will keep you up to date by allowing you to check the status of your return, view your account balance and transactions, and much more.
For more information on filing information returns electronically, please go to www.cra.gc.ca/iref.