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Smooth and steady wins the race, especially when it comes to your finances. At MiAccounting, we believe that proactive planning is the key to reducing stress and maximizing opportunities for your business and personal finances. By partnering early and mapping out the year ahead, we can help you stay compliant, avoid last-minute scrambles, and make the most of every financial advantage available.
Stay Informed: New 2025/2026 Federal Tax Brackets
Tax rules are always evolving, and it’s important to know how upcoming changes might impact you. Check out our latest tax update on the new 2025/2026 CRA tax brackets to see where you stand and how to plan accordingly.
Maximize Your Deductions
Every dollar counts when you’re running a business. Don’t leave money on the table. Review our top tax deductions for small businesses to ensure you’re claiming everything you’re entitled to.
Whether you’re a business owner, self-employed, or managing your family’s accounts, staying on top of important CRA deadlines is essential. Missing a date can mean penalties, missed deductions, or unnecessary stress. That’s why we’ve put together this easy-to-follow calendar of key filing dates for 2026 so you can plan ahead, stay organized, and focus on what matters most.
CRA Filing Deadlines for 2026
January 15
- Final PD7A payroll remittance for the prior calendar year
- Q4 personal and trust instalments (if applicable)
January 31
- HST filing and payment for quarterly filers with a December 31 quarter-end
- T5 interest reporting by payers
- NR4 slips and summary (non-resident payments)
February 28
- T4 slips and T4 Summary
- T4A slips and T4A Summary
- T5 slips and T5 Summary (T5 018)
- T5018 (construction subcontractor payments)
March 2
- RRSP contribution deadline for the prior tax year
March 15
- Q1 personal and trust instalments (if applicable)
March 31
- T3 Trust Income Tax Returns (including enhanced trust and bare trust reporting)
- HST filing for annual filers with a December 31 year-end
- T5013 Partnership Return (partnerships with individual partners)
- NR4 filing (if not already filed January 31)
April 30
- Personal (T1) tax filing deadline
- Personal balance owing due
- Final personal instalment payment (if applicable)
May 31
- T5013 Partnership Return (partnerships with only corporate partners)
June 15
- Self-employed / sole proprietor T1 filing deadline
- Spouse/common-law partner filing deadline where one spouse is self-employed
- Q2 personal and trust instalments
June 30
- T2 Corporate tax return filing deadline for corporations with a December 31 year-end
- Corporate tax balance owing (most CCPCs)
- Trust tax balance owing (unless instalment payer)
July 31
- HST filing for quarterly filers with a June 30 quarter-end
September 15
- Q3 personal and trust instalments
October 31
- HST filing for quarterly filers with a September 30 quarter-end
December 15
- Q4 personal and trust instalments
December 31
- Tax year-end for individuals and most trusts
- Deadline for:
- Capital gains/loss crystallization
- Charitable donations (to claim in current year)
- Bonus and management fee accruals (paid within 180 days)
- Dividend declarations
Ready to Get Organized?
We’re here to support you every step of the way. Contact us to start your year-end process and make this your smoothest year yet.
