Updated: Deadlines Extended for Income Tax Payments - Keenans Accounting Service

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has once again made changes to the deadlines for both personal and corporate taxes due to the ongoing pandemic. The CRA is extending the payment due date for 2019 individual tax returns and 2019 or 2020 corporation, or trust returns, as well as installment payments, from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020.

It should be noted that the previously extended filing due dates for individual and corporation tax returns have remained unchanged. And while the CRA has encouraged everyone to file their taxes on time, they will not charge late-filing penalties as long as it is sent in by September 30, 2020. 

The CRA is also waiving arrears interest on existing tax debts related to individual, and corporate 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. Note that although this does not cancel penalties and interest already assessed before this period, it will help ensure that a taxpayer’s existing tax debt will not grow through interest charges during this difficult time.

 

For a quick and simple guide of tax deadlines, here is the breakdown of deadlines for some of the more common tax returns:

 

Individual Tax Returns

• Filing Date for the 2019 tax year is June 1, 2020. 
• Payment Date for the 2019 tax year is September 30, 2020 (Further extended as of July 27). If returns are filed and payments are made by this date, no penalties or interest will be accrued.

 

Self-Employed Tax Returns

 

• Filing Date for the 2019 tax year is June 15, 2020 (this has not been changed). 

 

• Payment Date for the 2019 tax year is September 30, 2020 (Further extended as of July 27). If returns are filed and payments are made by this date, no penalties or interest will be accrued.

 

 Corporate Tax Returns

 

• Filing Date for the current tax year is June 1, 2020 (Extended date – for corporations that would otherwise have a deadline after March 18 but before May 31) or September 1, 2020 (Extended Date – for corporations that would otherwise have a deadline after May 31 or in June, July or August). 

 

• Payment Date for the 2019 tax year is September 30, 2020 (Further extended as of July 27). This applies to balances and instalment payments due on or after March 18 and before September 30. If returns are filed and payments are made by this date, no penalties or interest will be accrued.

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