How to file your return
Filing electronically
You can file your return by Internet (EFILE or NETFILE).
Transmitting your return by Internet
EFILE
Your EFILE service provider, including a discounter, can complete and file your return for you.
NETFILE
You can file your return by Internet if you prepare your return with tax preparation software or a web application. Most individuals are eligible to NETFILE. For more information or to file your return, go to www.netfile.gc.ca.
Note
You cannot change your address when you file your
return using NETFILE. For information about how to
change your address, see the section “What should you
do if you move?” on page 59.
Filing a paper return
Mail your return to your tax centre at the address provided on the back of your forms book. If you prepare your own return or other people’s returns, mail or deliver each person’s return in a separate envelope. However, if you file returns for more than one year for the same person, put them all in one envelope.
Note
If you are participating in the AgriStability and
AgriInvest programs and you are filing a paper return,
use the envelope provided in Guide RC4060
or Guide RC4408.
What do you include with your return and what records do you keep?
If you are filing a paper return, include one copy of each of your information slips. Attach to your return your Schedule 1. If you were not a resident of Quebec on December 31, 2014, also attach your provincial or territorial Form 428. The explanations in the guide and on the return, schedules, and forms will tell you when to attach other supporting documents, such as certificates, forms, schedules, or official receipts.
If a tax professional prepares or sends us your return, show the preparer all your supporting documents, such as your information slips, receipts, notice of assessment from last year, and instalment payments summary (on Form INNS1 or Form INNS2).
If you make a claim without the required receipt, certificate, schedule, or form, we may disallow the credit or deduction you claimed. It could also delay the processing of your return.
Keep your supporting documents for six years. Even if you do not have to attach certain supporting documents to your return, or if you are filing your return electronically, keep them in case we select your return for review. We may request documents other than official receipts as proof of any deduction or credit you claimed, such as cancelled cheques or bank statements. Also keep a copy of your return for 2014, the related notice of assessment, and any notice of reassessment. These can help you complete your return for 2015. For example, your notice for 2014 will show:
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your RRSP/PRPP deduction limit for 2015;
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your unused RRSP/PRPP contributions for 2015;
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your capital and non-capital loss balances; and
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your tuition, education, and textbook amounts carry-forward balance (see line 323).
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