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Forms

Important Dates & Deadlines (Tax filing deadlines you need to know)

Personal Income Declaration

Individual taxpayer

Deadline

 

Tax owing

( Tax payment deadline )

Tax return 
( Tax filing deadline )

Drop-off Date

 

Individual (개인)*

Apr 30

Apr 30

Apr 15

Proprietor* (개인사업자)

Apr 30

Jun 15

Apr 01

 

* If you haveoverseas assets , area self-employed person , or have noincome taxto pay,you mustreportby April 30th . Ifyou are latein reporting , youmaybefinedper day , up toa maximum of $2,500 . Ifintentionallyfailto report , youmaybefinedper month , up toa maximum of $12,000 .  

 

Corporate tax return

Corporate

Year End

Deadline

Drop-off Date

 

Tax owing

( Tax payment deadline )

Corporate return

( Tax filing deadline )

Jan 31

Apr 30

Jul 31

Mar 31

Feb 28

May 31

Aug 31

Apr 30

Mar 31

Jun 30

Sep 30

May 31

Apr 30

Jul 31

Oct 31

Jun 30

May 31

Aug 31

Nov 30

Jul 31

Jun 30

Sep 30

Dec 31

Aug 31

Jul 31

Oct 31

Jan 31

Sep 30

Aug 31

Nov 30

Feb 28

Oct 31

Sep 30

Dec 31

Mar 31

Nov 30

Oct 31

Jan 31

Apr 30

Dec 31

Nov 30

Feb 28

May 31

Jan 31

Dec 31

Mar 31

Jun 30

Feb 28

GST Reporting

GST Business

Deadline

Drop-off Date

 

GST owing

( Tax payment deadline )

GST filing

( Tax filing deadline )

Monthly filer ( every month )

1 month

1 month

2 weeks before deadline

Quarterly filer ( Quarterly )

1 month

1 month

2 weeks before deadline

Annual filer ( Annual – Corporation )

3 months

3 months

1 month before deadline 

* For individual business ownerswho fileannual GST returnsthe deadline for filing GST returns and individual returns is June 15.However, if you have GST surtax,youmust pay itbyApril30. Therefore , please submityour individual returnand GST return materialsby April 1 at the latest.      

    

Report T4, T4A, T5, T5018

Deadline (Deadline for reporting)

Tax slips

Drop-off Date 

Jan 31

T5018

Jan 15

Feb 28

T4, T4A, T5

Feb 10



WCB

Quarterly filer (quarterly report)*

Yearly filer (annual report)

Reporting period (Reporting period)

Deadline

(Reporting/Payment Deadline)

Account ending

(Last account number)

Deadline

(Reporting/Payment Deadline)

Jan – Mar

Apr 20

00-19

Mar 03

Apr – Jun

Jul 20

20-39

Mar 05

Jul – Sep

Oct 20

40-59

Mar 07

Oct – Dec

Jan 20

60-79

Mar 09

Jan – Dec (Annual Report)

Feb 28

80-99

Mar 11

 

* If your annual WCB insurance premium exceeds $3,000 , you are required to report / pay quarterly .

 

EHT (Employer Health Tax) Reporting

Total salary

Reporting target

Prepayment target

1. $0.00 – $499,000

No

No

2. $500,000 – $599,999

Yes

No

Reporting period

Payment deadline

Jan – Dec

Mar 31 

(Following year)

3. $600,000 over

Yes

Yes

Reporting period

Payment deadline

Deadline

Deposit amount

Jan – Dec

Mar 31

(Following year)

Jun 15

25%*

Sep 15

25%*

Dec 15

25%*

 

* The advance payment amount is 25% of the previous year’s EHT amount or the estimated EHT for this year .

 

What May Help You

Above forms may help in reducing your income taxes. For instance, a T2200 is mandatory for eligible employees, who can deduct their employment expenses against their employment income.

Government Contact Links

Individuals: +1 (800) 959-8281

Business: +1 (800) 959-5525

Benefit Inquiries: +1 (800) 387-1193

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/contact-information.html

PST: +Provincial Sales Tax

Business: +1 (604) 660-2421

Website: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home/contact-us

Employment Insurance: +1 (800) 206-7218

Canada Pension Plan (CPP): +1 (800) 277-9914

Old Age Security (OAS): +1 (800) 277-9914

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/contact.html

WorkSafeBC: https://www.worksafebc.com/en

BC liquor and cannabis licensing (liquor licence): https://justice.gov.bc.ca/lcrb/
OrgBook BC (search for BC company): https://orgbook.gov.bc.ca/search

 

STEP 1: Click [here] to access ‘Payroll Deductions Online Calculator – Canada.ca’ 

STEP 2:  Enter the employee name, employer name, and Province. Select the applicable pay period in Pay period frequency (*Be careful not to confuse Bi-weekly with Semi-monthly). Select the last day of the pay period in Date of employee is paid and click Next.

STEP 3:  In the Salary or wages income per pay period field, calculate and enter the wage for the corresponding pay period (working hours x hourly wage or monthly wage). In the Vacation pay field, calculate and enter 4% of the wage you just calculated (BC Province). (*Please check as vacation pay rates may vary by province.)

STEP 4: Leave the ‘Add a bonus or retroactive payment’, ‘Select any of the following that apply’ and ‘For a member of the clergy, select one of the following’ sections unchanged and click Next below (If there are bonuses or benefits other than the basic wages, please contact our staff separately)

STEP 5: CPP, EI employees who are exempted check Exempt for each item. Other items such as TD1 Federal and TD1 Provincial tax credit return, EI premium rate, etc. will not be changed. (If you need to check eligibility, please contact our staff separately.)

STEP 6: Salary calculation: Click Print/Save Result from the options at the bottom of the Result screen to print or save the payroll results. Click Employer Remittance Summary to calculate the taxes you will pay to the government for that month.

 

Individuals

  • Individual income tax (T1)

  • Benefits and credits repayment

Business 

  • Corporate income tax (T2)

(*Interact, Visa Debit/Debit Master are available, credit card is not available)

(If you have any questions, please contact our staff separately.)

STEP 1:Click [here] to access ‘Pay now with My Payment – Canada.ca’ 
STEP 2: Select ‘Pay now’ at the bottom
STEP 3: Select ‘Businesses’  →  ‘GST/HST’ and click Next
STEP 4: Generally, it is assumed that you will pay the applicable GST after filing your tax return for GST, and generally select ‘Payment on filing’. You can click on the question mark to see an explanation of each payment type.

STEP 5: For CPP and EI, check Exempt for each item for employees who are exempt.
Other items such as TD1 Federal and TD1 Provincial tax credit return, EI premium rate, etc. will not be changed.

(If you need to confirm eligibility, please contact our staff separately.)

 

*’Balance due’ (if there is an unpaid GST amount),

‘Interim’ (when prepaying GST),

‘Amount owing’ (when paying the amount on the CRA notice/letter regarding unpaid amounts) 

STEP 6:

  • Account number: GST number of your business

(Business number (9 digits) + RT0001 or, if there are multiple business locations, it may be RT0002, 0003)

 

  • Period end: Enter the last day of the GST Period.

(e.g. when paying GST amount for October – December 2022, Period end = 2022-12-31) 

 
  • Amount: Enter the amount of GST to be paid.
 

(If you need confirmation, please contact our staff separately.)

STEP 7: 

Click ‘Confirm and proceed to pay’ to proceed with payment

*CRA My Payment accepts DEBIT Visa, DEBIT MasterCard and INTERAC cards.
Credit cards are not accepted.

 

  • INTERAC

Select this option if your card only has the INTERAC logo.

Clicking ‘Proceed to online banking’ will connect you to the relevant bank for payment. 

 

*Available Bank: TD/RBC/First Nations Bank of Canada

(For credit unions, find the relevant state and union name and enter it)

You can make a payment by entering your card number and password and connecting to online banking. 

 

  • DEBIT Visa/MasterCard

         Yes, if your debit card has a VISA or MASTER card logo. 
        You can make payment by entering your card number, name, and expiration date. 

 

STEP 1: Click [here]  to access ‘Pay now with My Payment – Canada.ca’ 

STEP 2: Select ‘Pay now’ at the bottom

STEP 3: ‘Businesses’  →  ‘GST/HST’ and click Next

STEP 4: If you pay your deduction to the government monthly/quarterly, you will generally choose ‘Regular remittance’. Click on the question mark to see a description of each payment type.

 

*‘Balance due’ (if there is an unpaid balance),

Arrears remittance (if you pay the penalty/interest incurred due to late payment)

STEP 5:

  • Account number: Payroll number of the business

(Business number (9 digits) + RP0001 or, if there are multiple business locations, it may be RP0002, 0003)

 

  • Period end: Enter the last day of the Payroll Period
    (e g. when paying the payroll deduction amount for December 2022, Period end = 2022-12-31)
 
  • Amount: Enter the amount of payroll deduction.
 
*’Balance due’ (when there is an unpaid GST amount), ‘Interim’ (when paying GST in advance),
‘Amount owing’ (when paying the amount on the CRA notice/letter regarding unpaid amounts)

 

(If you need confirmation, please contact our staff separately.)

 

STEP 6:

Click ‘Confirm and proceed to pay’ to proceed with payment 

          *CRA My Payment accepts DEBIT Visa, DEBIT MasterCard and INTERAC cards.

          Credit cards are not accepted.  

 

 

  • INTERAC

Select this option if your card only has the INTERAC logo.

‘Clicking ‘Proceed to online banking’ will connect you to the relevant bank to make the payment. 

 

*Available Bank: TD/RBC/First Nations Bank of Canada

(For credit unions, find the relevant state and union name and enter it)

          You can make a payment by entering your card number and password and connecting to online banking. 

 

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  • DEBIT Vias/Master Card

Yes, if your debit card has a VISA or MASTER card logo. 

          You can make payment by entering your card number, name, and expiration date.