The Canada Revenue Agency Offers a New Service That Automatically Fills in Parts of Your Tax Return

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 3, 2016) -

Did you know?

If you file online using certain NETFILE software products that have been certified by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and you are fully registered for My Account, you can use the new Auto-fill my return service to automatically fill in parts of your income tax and benefit return, making the online filing process even simpler.

What information does the service fill in on my return?

Auto-fill my return can automatically fill in tax information for the 2015 tax year onto your return. Information available through this service includes:

• T4, T3 and T5 slips;
• registered retirement savings plans contribution limit;
• Home Buyers' Plan repayment amount;
• Lifelong Learning Plan repayment amount;
• non-capital losses;
• capital gains and losses;
• capital gains deductions;
• federal and provincial tuition, education, and textbook carryover amounts;
• instalments; and more!

Before you submit your return

Remember, the Auto-fill my return service is meant to simplify the online filing process by filling in certain parts of your return for you. It does not file your taxes for you.

Before you file your tax return containing information provided through the Auto-fill my return service, make sure all applicable fields on your return are filled in and that the information provided is true and accurate.

If you notice a mistake on an information slip, contact the employer, payer, or administrator for that slip.

If you notice a mistake in the tax-related information or have an account-specific question about other tax-related information, call the Individual income tax and trust enquiries line at 1-800-959-8281.

The CRA's online services make filing and managing your taxes easier

The CRA's online services are fast, easy, and secure. You can use them to help file your income tax and benefit return, make a payment, track the status of your return, register for online mail, apply for child benefits, and more. Access the CRA's full suite of self-service options-register for My Account at www.cra.gc.ca/myaccount today, and start managing your tax matters online!

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