Paper Filing Requirements
Item To Be Filed |
Tax Authorities |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|
Federal |
Alberta |
Québec |
Saskatchewan, Manitoba |
|
T2 Bar Codes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
AT1 RSI1 |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Federal Traditional Forms |
No2-3 |
No4 |
No |
Yes |
Provincial Traditional Forms5 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Financial Statements |
No6 |
No4 |
Yes |
Yes |
GIFI RSI6 |
No |
No4 |
No |
No |
1. |
RSI denotes "Return and Schedules Information." These schedules must be submitted to the Alberta Treasury Board and Finance, Tax and Revenue Administration if applicable. |
2. |
The forms that do not have equivalent bar codes must still be submitted. The program prints the bar codes and the forms for which there is no bar codes available in an order acceptable by the CRA. The federal forms that are not part of the T2 bar codes and that have to be paper filed are: - NOTES, Notes to the Financial Statements (Jump Code: NOTES); - T217, T217, Election or Revocation of an Election to use the Mark-to-Market Method (Jump Code: 217) - T1044, Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return (Jump Code: 1044); - T106, T106 Slip (Jump Code: 106); - T106S, Information Return of Non-Arm’s Length Transactions with Non-Residents - T106 Summary Form (Jump Code: 106S); - T1134, Information Return Relating to Controlled and Non-Controlled Foreign Affiliates (Jump Code: 1134); - T1135, Foreign Income Verification Statement (Jump Code: 1135); - AgriStability and AgriInvest – Programs (Jump Code: AGRI/HAGRI); - Hagri ADD, AgriStability and AgriInvest Additional Information and Adjustment Request Jump Code: HAGRI ADD). Please note that these forms may not all be mailed to the same address. |
3. |
If a form is not available and, as a result, the related bar codes will not print, you can complete a paper copy of the form and attach it to the bar codes. The CRA no longer requires that the entire return be filed using the traditional forms (paper copies of the schedules) as it did previously when this situation occurred. |
4. |
Only the AT1 RSI schedules should be filed. The paper copies of the AT1 return and schedules, the corresponding T2 federal return and the GIFI or the financial statements should not be filed with the AT1 RSI schedules. The following form is not part of the AT1 RSI schedules and has to be paper filed: - Alberta Consent Form (Jump Code: AAUT) |
5. |
In respect of the province where the return is filed. |
6. |
GIFI means 'General Index of Financial Information.' Corporations are required to file the financial statements with their corporation income tax return. The GIFI is a long list of items from the financial statements. Each item has a unique code (for example, the cash corresponds to item 1001). The notes to the financial statements have to be paper filed with the 2D Bar Codes. They can also be reproduced in the Form NOTES, Notes to the Financial Statements, which is mandatory when the return is transmitted electronically. If you are filing your return electronically and you have to deactivate the transmission of the notes to the financial statements, you will have to paper file them with the CRA. Note that the choice to deactivate the transmission of the notes to the financial statements will not be applied to the Québec tax return (the notes will always be part of the transmission). |
Only the bar codes must be submitted to the CRA.
Paper Requirements
The paper must be 21.5 cm X 28 cm (8 1/2" X 11") and at least 32 M (16 lb.) weight. The Canada Revenue Agency accepts white paper only.
Printing
Printing must be on one side of paper. The print driver and setup must follow the instructions for the program. If not, the printout may differ from the approved format and the return may be rejected.
Reasons Computer-Printed Returns May Be Rejected
Computer-printed returns may not be acceptable for processing when:
- The paper quality does not meet the CRA's basic weight standards.
- The print quality is illegible.
- The return is not in the correct format.
- The return does not show an approval number.
These returns may be delayed or returned for correction.
Unsupported Schedules
When a schedule is not supported by the program and it is required for filing a return, a paper copy of the schedule must be completed manually and submitted along with your bar codes.
Order of Attachments
When filing returns, the attachments should be arranged in the order the CRA processes them. This will accelerate processing of the returns. Also, if you are making an election, note it prominently in the relevant area of the return and schedules, or attach a note.
The program prints the applicable forms in a sequence acceptable to the Canada Revenue Agency.
Only the RSI schedules (Return and Schedule Information) must be submitted to the Alberta Treasury Board and Finance, Tax and Revenue Administration.
Paper
The RSI schedules must be printed and submitted in regular format on 21.5 cm X 28 cm (8 1/2" X 11") white paper.
Filing Requirements for Returns - Québec
Capital tax forms, such as the MCT1 return, the SCT1 return and the forms that concern capital tax for financial institutions, are printed and submitted in regular format on 21.5 cm X 28 cm (8 1/2" X 11") white paper.
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