Question Period Note: T1 TAX RETURNS

About

Reference number:
CRA -2022-QP-00003
Date received:
Nov 19, 2021
Organization:
Canada Revenue Agency
Name of Minister:
Lebouthillier, Diane (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of National Revenue

Issue/Question:

How many T1 tax returns are processed during the year?

Suggested Response:

• Over the last year, the CRA has processed almost 30.5 million T1 tax returns.
• This figure includes T1 individual income tax and benefit returns filed electronically or by paper for all tax years that were assessed between
February 2021 and November 15, 2021.

Background:

The Minister’s Office requested the most recent figures relating to the number of T1 tax returns the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has processed.
The CRA processed a total of approximately 30.5 million returns for this period as follows:
• EFILE – over 17.7 million returns
• NETFILE – almost 10 million returns
• Paper – over 2.7 million returns

The number provided in the response represents all the T1 income tax and benefit returns filed with the CRA and processed during the 2021 tax-filing season to date (February 2021 to November 15, 2021) as sourced from the T1 Assessing databases.

Additional Information:

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