Online Income Tax Return Faq

You can find your access code in last year notice of assessment. If you have an online account with CRA, you can access your notice of assessment online.

If you can’t find your notice of assessment, you can submit your return without access code. It is not mandatory for filing your tax return. 

You can download a pdf copy of your income tax return by signing into your account at our web application.

You can sign into your account, make the changes and use ReFile link in Results tab to submit your amended returns.

You can use Forgot Password link on login page to reset your password after answering a security question. You can also use sign in with Facebook or login with Google option to sign into your account in our web application.

 

 If you still need help with login, please contact us with your date of birth and we will manually reset the password for you.

Confirmation number is issued immediately on the screen. Please sign into your account and follow the link in Results tab to submit your return and generate the confirmation number.

Your tax return is not received by CRA until you have generated a confirmation number online. 

You can sign into your account for prior year return and access the tax summary in Results tab. 

Tax filing deadline is normally April 30. If Apr 30 falls on a non-working day, then next business day becomes the tax due date.

You can report sale of principal residence under “Capital gain/losses from Real Estate” in Income tab. 

Our program has been Netfile certified for online tax return filing by Canada Revenue Agency since 2011. You can still submit your return online for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. For previous years, you will have to print and mail your tax return to Canada Revenue Agency. Here is the web link for income tax software certified by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for

• 2021 tax return
• 2020 tax return
• 2019 tax return
• 2018 tax return,
• 2017 tax return,
• 2016 tax return,
• 2015 tax return,
• 2014 tax return,
• 2013 tax return,
• 2012 tax return, and
• 2011 tax return.

There is no need to upload tax file to CRA this year. You can submit tax return to CRA directly using our website. Your tax return is not submitted to CRA until you have received a confirmation number after submitting your tax file. Please follow the steps below to complete your tax filing:

• Login to your account at FastnEasyTax.com or the mobile app and click on Results tab.
• Click on ‘I am ready to submit my return. Give me confirmation number.’ link.
• Confirm your acceptance of NETFILE terms by selecting the checkbox at the bottom and click ‘SUBMIT MY RETURN’.
• CRA will give you a confirmation number after successful file submission. Please make a note of this confirmation number.
• If you receive any error, contact our support team.

Normally, this error is reported by CRA if your date of birth and SIN number do not match with CRA records. Please verify your SIN and date of birth in Profile tab. Format of date of birth is YYYY-MM-DD. If those are ok, then try submitting your return after confirming that you are not filing tax return for the first time.

Children fitness and art credit have been discontinued except for Manitoba and Quebec residents. Please follow the steps below to claim children credit and child care expense:

• Add your child as family member in Profile tab and save.
• Select your child in top dropdown above profile and click on Deduction tab.
• Enter child care expense detail and save.
• To claim children fitness credit, enter the information under Children credit in Credit tab and save.
• If you receive any error, contact our support team.

Please follow the steps below to claim an eligible dependent:

• Add your dependent as family member in Profile tab and save.
• Select your dependent in top dropdown above profile and click on General tab.
• Select dependent credit detail section and opt to claim eligible dependent claim on line 30400, 30450 or 31800 , whichever is applicable.
• Save the information and now you can go back to your profile by selecting your name in top dropdown.
• Click on Results tab to verify that you have dependent credit available under Schedule 1 in tax summary.

Fastneasytax software supports all income tax forms in Canada for 2023 online with the exception of following exclusions:

• Does not support tax return for Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut;
• Does not support return which incorporate AgriStability/AgriInvest programs (Forms T1163 and T1273);
• Does not support return with self-employed business statements;
• Does not support return with limited partnership including tax shelters;
• Does not support logging tax credit;
• Does not support tax return with non capital losses of other years with restricted and prior year farming losses;

You need your income slips (T4,T3,T5 etc.), RRSP deduction slips and expense receipts to claim eligible credit.

You can prepare Single tax return for $11.99 and Family tax return for $17.99 only. You can generate upto 10 tax return after paying for Family tax return under one account. It does not cost a dime to find out your tax refund. You pay only when you are ready to submit your tax return to CRA. You can submit to Revenue Canada directly from our website.

You can use our income tax calculator to estimate your tax amount for free based on province and net income without creating an account.

We have created the fast and easy software program to file Canadian personal income tax return online. Create an account, enter your profile (family information), income, deduction and credit information. Our step-by-step guide with simple questions written in plain English without any tax jargon will help you complete your personal tax return in no time. You do not have to pay until you are ready to submit your tax return to Revenue Canada. With our integrated NETFILE service, you can submit it directly to CRA from our website.

Enter your India income and income tax paid under Foreign employment income. Program will calculate foreign tax credit on T2209 and Provincial tax credit on T2036.

It depends if you had any other income and income tax was withheld at source. If you had no income, you may be able to get some refundable tax credit. For accurate results, you should try out our online tax return for free.

Tip income is considered as other employment income and reported on line 104. Regular income tax rate applies to tip income.

You can claim your moving expense to reduce your taxable income upto the amount of net eligible income you earned at new location either from employment or self-employment. If you have no eligible income, you can carry forward for moving expense to next year and claim it against next year eligible income.

Tuition amount gives you non-refundable tax credit. If you have only capital gains as taxable income, your non-refundable tax credit for tuition may be able to offset capital gains. To find out, create your account for free, enter your capital gains under Income and enter tuition under Credit. Our income tax summary will show you if tuition credit can offset the capital gains or not.

You can claim professional dues for previous years by submitting a request to change your return. Check out CRA site.

Starting 2013 tax year, you can submit your tax return directly from ipad without downloading any tax file using our online tax program or Ipad app. Once you have completed your profile with income details and ready to file, just click ‘submit to CRA’ on final summary page and your tax return will be passed to CRA.

You can claim Canada caregiver amount of $2,350 for children under 18 years with mental or physical impairment. If you supported your child as an eligible dependent and are not claiming spousal amount, you can also claim dependent amount for the child. Both of these are non-refundable tax credits and reduce your tax amount and increases your tax refund.

You can enter ‘Student loan interest’ in Credit tab under ‘Common credits’.

Tax credit for Metropasses has been discontinued for everyone except seniors in Ontarion over 65. You can claim it under ‘common federal credits’ in Credit tab. You can enter tuition amount under ‘Tuition, Education, and Textbook Amounts’ in Credit tab. You can enter rent information in Credit tab under ‘Rent, property tax, home energy paid for a principal residence or long term care home’.

We need only the expense amount and a brief description to claim tax credit for medical expenses. You can consolidate all medical expenses and enter as one line. You need to keep the receipt with you if CRA asks for review later.

Select ‘Others’ in the dropdown menu if it does not match with the listed expense.

You can opt to apply for OEPTC under ‘ON-BEN Trillium benefits’ in Credit tab.

To claim an eligible dependent amount on line 30400 of schedule 1, you will need to select the dependent in my account panel and opt to claim the dependent as an eligible dependent under ‘Dependent credit detail’ in General tab.

You do not have to report your TFSA contribution on tax return.

Financial institutions, where you make your contribution to TFSA, track and report your TFSA contribution to CRA. You do not have to report anything on your tax return.

Yes. CRA requires income details of your spouse or common-law-partner to claim certain credits even if income is zero. You do have to file a tax return for your spouse or common-law-partner if you want to claim any children benefits. You can select ‘Single tax file’ while making payment for your tax return.

No, mortgage interest is not tax deductible in Canada. You do not have to enter anything from your mortgage statement. If you have borrowed money to make investment, you can claim interest expense on borrowed money as investment expense and enter it in deduction tab.

You should select ‘Foreign tax credit’ as you have earned those income in India while working in Canada. Overseas employment tax credit applies if you were working outside Canada and received your foreign income there.

There is no direct data entry form for ON428. You need to enter tax credit details specific to Ontario in credit tab and program will generate ON428 for you.

No, everyone pays the same price irrespective of how many T4 slips they have.

Remember to enter your immigration details under general tab and enter all other information as regular taxpayer. As a newcomer, your claim for the amounts on various tax lines such as 30000, 30100, 30300 will be reduced.

If you supported an eligible dependent in your house, you can claim a set amount per dependant depending on dependant income. You can claim an additional $2,350 if dependant qualifies for family caregiver amount. Provincial credit varies by province. Select the dependent in dropdown in top panel, click on general tab and opt to claim caregiver amount under ‘Dependent Credit Detail’. Eligible dependent for claiming caregiver tax credit on line 30450 and line 58400 is
1) your (or your spouse’s) parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew and 18 years of age or older and dependent on you due to mental or physical impairment. or
2) your (or your spouse’s) parent or grandparent and 65 years of age or older.

You can use our quick income tax calculator to estimate your tax amount for free based on province and net income for free without creating an account. You can start for free by creating an account. No payment is required until you are ready to submit your personal income tax return to CRA.

Yes. Tips are considered as employment income for income tax return and reported on line 104. You can report it in Income tab under Other Income at the bottom.

Yes. Babysitting expenses are considered as child care expense for income tax purpose. You can claim this as long as you paid for someone to look after your child (under 16 years of age in 2023 or with an impairment in physical or mental functions) so one of you could earn income, go to school, or conduct research in 2023. Enter the child care expense after selecting your child in dropdown in top panel and going to Credit tab. It should appear on line 21400 in your tax return summary.

No. There is no tax credit or deduction to claim school uniforms on income tax return.

It is very easy. Complete your basic information such as name, date of birth and province. Enter your income details from T4 in Income tab under T4 for each box and Results tab will show your income tax refund.

Complete your basic information such as name, date of birth and province. T4 is for employment income. Our program supports all other kind of income except business and rental income. Enter your income details from other T-Slips in Income tab by selecting the right income category. Results tab will show your income tax refund.

Line 10100 on tax return represents your employment income from all sources.

Contact us with your question at support at fastneasytax.com.

You don’t need to call CRA. Once you submit your return online, a confirmation number is issued immediately on the screen.

If you want, you can contact CRA at 1-800-959-8281 to find the status of your refund. Your tax filing is not complete until you have received a netfile confirmation number. You can also use ‘notice of assessment’ link in Results tab to confirm that Revenue Canada has received your return.

No. There is nothing to claim for TFSA on your income tax return.

You can not get a tax refund. But you may be able to get some tax credit or benefit from government.

Ontario and Manitoba taxpayers can enter their rent details in Credit tab and program will complete the tax return for them.

No. You do not have to send any paperwork when filing taxes online. However, you should keep all the paperwork with you for at least 7 years. CRA can ask for paperwork any time.

When you file your tax return online, our program will ask you for T4 information from each box. T4 information will be sent to CRA as part of online file once you submit your tax return.

There is no limit on number of T4 which can be entered online for a taxpayer.

You can file your income tax return online at fastneasytax.com or you can use Android or Apple app. All you need is your income slips and expense receipts for various tax credits. Create a free account and try your hands on the NETFILE certified free tax filing program.

Box 14 on T4 represents your taxable income which is reported on Line 101.

You need to add your spouse and children as family members in profile tab after you have signed in to your account.