Claim your Canadian tax return

As per Canadian tax legislation, you must file a tax return if any of the following situations apply:

• You are required to pay tax
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) sent you a request to file a return
• You and your spouse or common-law partner elected to split pension income
• You received advance payments of Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB)
• You have to contribute to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
• You are paying Employment Insurance premiums on self-employment and other eligible earnings

Even if none of these requirements apply, you may still want to file a return if any of the following situations apply:

• You want to claim a refund
• You want to claim the WITB
• You want to apply for the GST/HST credit (including any related provincial credit)
• You or your spouse or common-law partner want to begin or continue receiving Canada Child Tax Benefit payments
• You want to carry forward or transfer the unused part of your tuition, education, and textbook amounts

You may! We find that one in three Canadian citizens or residents have overpaid tax and are eligible to claim a tax refund. Taxback will get you back as much overpaid Canadian tax as is legally possible.

You can get a rebate if you:
had too much tax withheld;
paid more instalments than necessary; or
claimed more refundable credits than the total taxes you owed.

The average refund we get for our Canadian tax clients is CA$998

Here’s how our easy three-step service works:
1. Register online or use our tax refund calculator and we will provide you with a free refund estimate
2. Send us your documents and signed forms. If you’re missing any of your payment documents we can get replacements for you.
3. Pay our fee.
4. Relax while we complete your tax return paperwork and ensure you receive the maximum possible legal refund.

Thousands of people choose our service because:

• We get you the maximum legal refund
• FREE online refund estimations
• All our Canadian tax returns are compliant with Canada’s tax laws
• Document retrieval service available
• 24/7 customer support
• Free phones, free fax, free online tax help with our Live Chat team!

We know it’s easy to lose documents or to not even receive them in the first place. That’s why we have a dedicated document retrieval team who deal with employers all over the world and can organise replacement documents for you.

We can use either your final payslip or your T4 to claim back Canadian tax for you. Your final payslip is the payslip attached to your last pay cheque. It shows your earnings and how much tax you’ve paid.
If you don’t have your final payslip or your T4, our document retrieval team can help get copies for you.

Yes. Every tax office in the world is set up to accept applications directly from taxpayers. However, if you do not have a strong understanding of your tax entitlements, it can be tricky to complete your taxes correctly. The tax system in Canada is very complex and filing their own tax return is a challenge that many Canadian citizens don’t even attempt themselves.
What’s more, if you have questions about your tax return, it can be difficult to communicate directly with the tax office directly. That’s why it’s a good idea to file with Taxback! We’ll answer any tax questions you have and help you claim your maximum Canadian tax refund.

No, but we do guarantee to get you the most money back that we legally can.
Our estimate is based on your documents and our experience in filing thousands of tax returns every week since 1996. Naturally, the Canadian tax authority has the final decision in your tax refund based on their systems and tax codes. When our tax technicians prepare and file your return, they check for any allowances or benefits you could get and ensure we apply for the maximum rebate possible.

There are a number of dates during the year when Canadian tax returns are due to be filed or payments are due to be paid:

Income tax return
Generally, your return for the current tax year has to be filed on or before 30 April of the following year.

Self-employed persons
If you or your spouse or common-law partner ran a business in the current tax year (other than a business whose expenditures are primarily in connection with a tax shelter), your current year return has to be filed on or before 15 June the next year. However, if you have a balance owing, you still have to pay it on or before 30 April.

Once we get your documents it will take a couple of days to prepare your Canadian tax return. This involves:

• Receiving and checking your documents
• Estimate your refund
• Complete your forms
• Send your documents to the tax office

The Canadian Revenue Agency can process returns filed electronically in as little as eight business days.
For other returns it can take 4-6 weeks.

You can always reach out to your account manager for updates or contact our Live Chat team for instant answers anytime 24/7.

For Canadian citizens and residents fee payment is required upfront and additional fees may apply for more complicated tax returns. We offer a choice of Canadian tax return service depending on the complexity of the case:

• Basic tax return starts from CA$85
• Advanced tax returns start from CA$125
• Self-employment income service start from CA$150
• Full list of services and fees here: https://www.taxback.com/en/tax-service-fees/

Slips or documentation are prepared by your employer, payer, or administrator. You should have received most of your slips and receipts by the end of February the year after your employment. If you have not received, or have lost or misplaced a slip for the current year, you have to ask your employer, or the issuer of the slip, for a copy.
The following is a list of some of the slips you may receive:

• T4, Statement of Remuneration Paid
• T4A, Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income
• T4A(OAS), Statement of Old Age Security
• T4A(P), Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits
• T4E, Statement of Employment Insurance and Other Benefits
• T4RSP, Statement of RRSP Income
• T5007, Statement of Benefits
• RC62, Universal Child Care Benefit statement
• RC210, Working Income Tax Benefit Advance Payments Statement

To claim your Canadian tax rebate we’ll need your Social Insurance Number. If you don’t have it, ask your employer as they should have a record of your number. No luck? Contact us at canada@taxback.com to see what we can do for you.

We file your Canadian tax return in order to organise your tax refund.
A tax return is the annual submission of tax forms documenting your earnings, taxes paid, deductible expenses and allowances that you send to the tax office for review. They review it according to the information submitted by your employer and the current laws that apply to your case.
If you get a tax refund, this means the tax office review found you had overpaid tax and were due some back.
Our estimate of your refund is based on our prediction of what the tax office will decide when they review your tax return – providing they have the same information as us.