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COVID-19 benefits – The Canada Revenue Agency is moving to the next phase of debt recovery

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is responsible for collecting individual overpayments for all COVID-19 benefit programs, such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) and the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB).

Starting in July 2024, for individuals who have not responded or co-operated, and who have been determined to have the financial capacity to pay, legal warnings will be issued and legal measures could be taken to recover monies owed. Legal measures are only taken when there is no cooperation from an individual with ability to repay the debt.

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Looking for the fastest and easiest way to manage your business taxes online? Use CRA digital services!

CRA digital services make handling your business’s tax matters faster and easier. You and your authorized employees and representatives can file, pay and access detailed information about your tax accounts. Here is information about the CRA’s most used digital services, as well as information on how to find the rest.

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CRA debt recovery activities may impact upcoming benefit, credit, and refund payments

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has resumed efforts to recover taxpayers' debt. One of the tools the CRA uses to recover debt is called offsetting. Offsetting proactively applies tax refunds and benefit payments (such as the GST/HST credit) to tax debts and other government debts. To learn more about how government payments can be applied to specific debts, go to canada.ca/balance-owing.

Debt recovery is ongoing and will impact upcoming benefit and credit payments, including:

  • the goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax credit (GST/HST credit) issued on April 5

  • the Ontario trillium benefit issued on April 6.

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You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers! Here are answers to five of the top business tax information questions.

You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers! Here are answers to five of the top business tax information questions.

  • How do I register for My Business Account?

  • How do I authorize a representative for my business?

  • How do I access CRA’s online services for businesses?

  • How do I make payments to the CRA?

  • How do I file GST/HST using GST/HST NETFILE?

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