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Filing your return

How a finished Hypertax return actually reaches the CRA.

9 articles in this topic

  • The three steps of a Hypertax return

    Answer the questions, upload your slip, then review and print. Each step saves as you go, so you can stop and come back on another device.
    Getting startedFiling your returnUploading documents
  • Filing late or asking for more time

    What filing a T1 late costs, why the CRA grants no extension to ask for, and why a late return is still far better than no return at all.
    DeadlinesAfter you fileFiling your return
  • When your Canadian T1 return is due

    Your 2026 T1 return is due 30 April 2027, and any balance owing is due the same day. Late filing costs 5 per cent of the balance plus 1 per cent a month.
    DeadlinesFiling your return
  • How to file your Canadian return

    A Hypertax T1 is filed on paper. Print it, sign the certification, attach the slips the return asks for, and post it to the CRA tax centre for where you live.
    Filing your returnPrinting and mailingQuebec
  • Why Hypertax does not e-file

    Hypertax produces a paper return because NETFILE accepts only a .tax file from software the CRA has certified, and Hypertax does not hold that certification.
    Filing your returnWhat Hypertax covers
  • Printing, signing and assembling your return

    How to print a Hypertax return so the agency can process it: paper, ink, signatures, which slips to attach, and what to keep for your own records.
    Printing and mailingFiling your returnUploading documents
  • Where to mail your Canadian return

    A paper T1 goes to the CRA tax centre for where you live. Confirm the address on the CRA page on the day you post, because tax centre assignments change.
    Printing and mailingFiling your return
  • Paying tax you owe

    How to pay a balance in each country, why paying is separate from filing, and what happens when you cannot pay the whole amount by the deadline.
    After you fileFiling your return
  • Tracking your refund

    Where to check a refund in each country, how long a posted return takes to process, and why a paper return is slower than a transmitted one.
    After you fileFiling your return

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