Corporations

For tax years starting after 2023, most corporations have to file their T2 return electronically. See Corporation income tax return for more information.

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Corporation income tax return
Completing and filing your return and schedules.
Corporation payments
How, when, and where to pay, including instalment payments.
Corporation tax rates
Federal, provincial and territorial income tax rates.
Type of corporation
Explains the different types of legal corporations that exist for tax purposes.
Important dates for corporations
How to determine your corporation's fiscal period, when to pay and when to file.
Federal tax credits
List of federal tax credits that you may be able to claim when filing your T2 return.
Provincial and territorial corporation tax
Provincial and territorial income taxes and credits, completing Schedule 5, rebates, dual tax rates, and business limits.
After you file your corporation income tax return
Reassessments, what to do if you disagree, how to prepay tax for anticipated reassessments, and authorizing a representative.
Access to corporate tax information
For accessing tax information as the director of a corporation.
Business number registration
How to register for a business number (BN), or additional accounts such as GST/HST or payroll.
My Business Account
Make online requests and view your corporation account information, such as balances and transactions, your T2 return status, and more.
Eligible dividends
Procedures and schedules for General Rate Income Pool (GRIP) and Low Rate Income Pool (LRIP), Part III.1 tax, election not to be a Canadian-controlled private corporation (CCPC), and election for excessive eligible dividends.
Functional currency
How to elect, or revoke an election, to report in a functional currency.
Partnerships – Limiting deferral of corporation tax
The deferral of tax by a corporation that has a significant interest in a partnership having a fiscal period different from the corporation's tax year has been eliminated.
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
How the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has responded to the change in accounting standards.

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