Filing and payment deadlines have been extended to September 30, 2020
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced earlier this year that they would extend payment due dates for 2019 individual tax returns and 2019 or 2020 corporation, or trust returns, as well as for instalment payments to September 1, 2020. There has since been an additional extension announced which will give taxpayers until September 30, 2020 to submit their payments.
Recognizing the difficult circumstances faced by Canadians, the CRA will not charge late-filing penalties where a 2019 individual return or a 2019 or 2020 corporation, or trust return is filed late as long as it is filed by September 30, 2020.
The CRA also promised to waive arrears interest on existing tax debts related to individual, corporation, and trust income tax returns from April 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020, and from April 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020, for Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) returns. While this measure for existing tax debts does not cancel penalties and interest already assessed on a taxpayer’s account prior to this period, it will ensure that a taxpayer’s existing tax debt will not grow through interest charges during this difficult time.
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