Farming Income and the AgriStability and AgriInvest Programs Guide – Digital services

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My Account

My Account lets you view and manage your personal income tax and benefit information online.

Use My Account throughout the year to:

To sign in to or register for the CRA's digital services, go to:

Receive your CRA mail online – Individuals

Set your correspondence preference to "Electronic mail" to receive email notifications when CRA mail, like your notice of assessment, is available in your account.

For more information, go to Email notifications from the CRA – Individuals.

Handle your business taxes online

My Business Account lets you view and manage your business taxes online.

Use My Business Account throughout the year to:

  • make a payment online to the CRA with the My Payment or a pre-authorized debit (PAD) agreement, or create a QR code to pay in person at Canada Post for a fee (for more information on how to make a payment, go to Payments to the CRA)
  • file a return, view the status of filed returns, and adjust returns online
  • submit documents to the CRA
  • manage authorized representatives and authorization requests
  • register to receive email notifications and to view mail from the CRA in My Business Account
  • manage addresses, direct deposit information, program account names, operating names, phone numbers, and business numbers in your profile
  • view and pay account balances
  • calculate and make instalment payments 
  • calculate a future balance
  • transfer payments and immediately view the updated balance
  • make an online request about your account and view answers to common enquiries
  • track the progress of certain files you have submitted to the CRA
  • submit an audit enquiry 
  • download reports
  • request relief of penalties and interest
  • manage Multi-factor authentication settings

To sign in to or register for the CRA's digital services, go to:

For more information, go to E-services for businesses.

Receive your CRA mail online – Business

Register for email notifications to find out when CRA mail, like your notice of assessment, is available in My Business account.

For more information, go to Email notifications from the CRA – Businesses.

Create a pre-authorized debit agreement for payments from your Canadian chequing account

A pre-authorized debit (PAD) is a secure online self-service payment option for individuals and businesses to pay their taxes. A PAD lets you authorize withdrawals from your Canadian chequing account to pay the CRA. You can set the payment dates and amounts of your PAD agreement using the CRA's secure My Business Account service. PADs are flexible and managed by you. You can use My Business Account to view your account history and modify, cancel or skip a payment. For more information, go to Pay by pre-authorized debit.

Electronic payments

Make your payment using:

  • your Canadian bank or credit union's online banking, mobile app or telephone service
  • the CRA's My Payment service with your activated debit card from a participating Canadian bank or credit union with one or more of the following logos: Visa® Debit, Debit MasterCard® or Interac® Online (does not include credit cards)
  • pre-authorized debit (PAD) at My Account or My Business Account which lets you:
    • set up payments to the CRA from a Canadian chequing account on pre-set dates starting in five or more business days
    • pay an amount due, repay overpaid amounts or make instalment payments
    • view your account history and modify cancel or skip a payment (for more information on PAD, go to Pay by pre-authorized debit)
  • the "Proceed to pay" button: 
    • in the "Accounts and payments" box of the "Overview" panel in My Account, or in the "Account balance and statement of account" or "Instalments" boxes of the "Accounts and Payments" panel in My Account or,
    • on the "View and pay account balance" page and other pages within My Business Account
  • your credit card, Interac e-transfer or PayPal through one of the third-party service providers for a fee

For more information, go to Payments to the CRA.

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