Self-employed Business, Professional, Commission, Farming, and Fishing Income: Digital services

My Account

My Account lets you access your personal income tax and benefit information, and interact with the CRA online throughout the year.

Profile

• Change your address, phone numbers, direct deposit information, marital status, information about children in your care, and language preference
• Edit your notification preferences and receive email notifications when important changes are made to your account
• Manage your authorized representatives and authorization requests
• Manage your multi-factor authentication settings, security options, and personal identification number (PIN)

Tax returns

• View your notice of assessment or reassessment, special elections and returns, carryover amounts, and tax information slips (T4 and more)

Accounts and payments

• View your account balance and statement of account
• Make a payment online to the CRA with the My Payment service, create a pre-authorized debit (PAD) agreement, or create a QR code to pay in person at Canada Post for a fee
• Transfer a payment

Benefits and credits

• View your benefit and credit information, and apply for certain benefits

Savings and pension plans

• View information about your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Home Buyers' Plan (HBP), First Home Savings Account (FHSA), and Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP)

Correspondence

• View mail from the CRA
• Submit documents to the CRA
• Submit an audit enquiry
• File a formal dispute
• Request a CPP/EI ruling

Additional digital services

• Track the progress of certain files and enquiries you have submitted to the CRA
• View and print your proof of income statement

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. You will no longer receive your CRA mail by paper.

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

Access My Account

To access My Account, go to Sign in to your CRA account and sign in or register to a CRA account.

Handle your business taxes online

My Business Account lets you access your business tax information and interact with the CRA online throughout the year.

Profile

• Manage your addresses, direct deposit information, program account names, operating names, phone numbers, business numbers in your profile, and language preference
• Manage your notification preferences and receive email notifications when important changes are made to your account
• Manage your authorized representatives and authorization requests
• Manage your multi-factor authentication settings and security options

Balances and payments

• Make a payment online to the CRA with My Payment, create a pre-authorized debit (PAD) agreement, or create a QR code to pay in person at Canada Post for a fee
• View and pay account balance
• View account transactions
• Transfer payments and immediately view the updated balance
• View interest
• Calculate a future balance
• View direct deposit transactions
• Calculate and make instalment payments

Transactions

• File a return, view the status of filed returns, and adjust returns online
• Make an online request about your account and view answers to common enquiries
• Track the progress of certain files and enquiries you have submitted to the CRA
• Download reports
• Request relief of penalties and interest
• Close an account

Correspondence

• View mail from the CRA
• Submit documents to the CRA
• Submit an audit enquiry

For more information, go to Digital services for businesses.

Access My Business Account

To access My Business Account, go to Sign in to your CRA account and sign in or register to a CRA account.

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 a Visa Debit or Debit Mastercard logo (does not include credit cards)
• pre-authorized debit (PAD) in My Account or My Business Account at Sign in to your CRA 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 scheduled pre-authorized debit (PAD) through the CRA online services)
• the "Proceed to pay" button 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.