ARCHIVED - General Income Tax and Benefit Guide for Non-Residents and Deemed Residents of Canada - 2001
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T.I.P.S. (Tax Information Phone Service) and T.I.P.S. Online
For personal and general tax information, use our automated services, T.I.P.S. (by phone at 1-800-267-6999 for calls within Canada and the U.S.) and T.I.P.S. Online (at www.ccra.gc.ca/tips ).
Services |
Available dates |
Phone |
Online |
| Telerefund - find out the status of your refund for 2001. |
mid-February to the end of December |
press "1" |
select "Telerefund" |
| Goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit - find out if you are eligible for the credit and the date you can expect to receive the next payment. |
three weeks before through two and a half weeks after each payment is issued |
press "2" |
select "GST/HST credit" |
| Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) - find out if you are eligible for the CCTB and the date you can expect to receive the next payment. |
one week before through one week after each payment is issued |
press "3" |
select "CCTB" |
| Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) deduction limit - find out the maximum amount you can deduct on your return for 2001 for your RRSP contributions, as well as any of your unused contributions. |
mid-September to the end of April |
press "4" and then "1" |
select "RRSP deduction limit" |
| Info-Tax - get tax information for residents and non-residents of Canada. See the list of messages below. |
7 days a week, mid-January to the end of December |
press "4" and then "2" |
select "Info-Tax" |
| Bulletin Board - get recent tax and benefit information that may be of interest to you. |
7 days a week, year round |
press "4" and then "3" |
select "Bulletin Board" |
| Business Information Service - get tax information relating to operating a business. |
7 days a week, year round |
press "5" |
select "Business Information Service" |
To get information from Telerefund, GST/HST credit, CCTB, or RRSP deduction limit, you will have to give us your social insurance number or temporary taxation number, your month and year of birth, and:
- if you contact us before May 1, the amount you entered on line 150 of your return for 2000; or
- if you contact us on or after May 1, the amount you entered on line 150 of your return for 2001.
List of Info-Tax message numbers and topics |
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| 104 |
Other employment income |
305 |
Amount for an eligible dependant |
607 |
TELEFILE |
| 121 |
Interest income |
306 |
Amounts for infirm dependants age 18 or older |
608 |
NETFILE |
| 126 |
Rental income |
314 |
Pension income amount |
609 |
Exchange rates |
| 127 |
Capital gains |
315 |
Caregiver amount |
610 |
Do you have to file a return? |
| 128 |
Support payments received |
316 |
Disability amount |
611 |
Missing information |
| 130 |
Other income |
319 |
Interest paid on student loans |
612 |
Newcomers to Canada |
| 147 |
Non-taxable income |
323 |
Tuition and education amounts |
630 |
Enhanced income tax services |
| 208 |
RRSP deduction |
324 |
Tuition and education amounts transferred from a child |
631 |
Services for persons with disabilities |
| 214 |
Child care expenses |
326 |
Amounts transferred from your spouse or common-law partner |
632 |
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program |
| 215 |
Attendant care expenses |
330 |
Medical expenses |
655 |
Home Buyers' Plan |
| 219 |
Moving expenses |
349 |
Donations and gifts |
702 |
Instalment information |
| 220 |
Support payments made |
400 |
GST/HST credit |
703 |
Payment arrangements |
| 221 |
Carrying charges and interest expenses |
500 |
Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) |
705 |
Interest on refunds and unpaid taxes |
| 229 |
Other employment expenses |
601 |
EFILE |
706 |
Late-filing penalties |
| 232 |
Other deductions |
602 |
Filing or making changes to a previous year's return |
707 |
Interest rate |
| 254 |
Capital gains deduction |
603 |
Your appeal rights |
882 |
Direct deposit |
| 255 |
Northern residents deductions |
604 |
Voluntary disclosures |
883 |
Problem Resolution Program |
| 301 |
Age amount |
605 |
Authorizing representatives |
899 |
Info-Tax survey |
| 303 |
Spouse or common-law partner amount |
606 |
Refunds |
999 |
Main menu (phone only) |
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