Courtesy of iNews 880:

Taxed for Time?

8:54am

4/30/2009

It may end up being a taxing day for many Canadians.

Your annual contributions are due at midnight tonight. If you’re late, you’ll see a penalty if you owe the government money. The exception is residents of Manitoba that have been affected by the recent flooding in the province. They’ll have until June 1st to file. 

The best resource for federal taxes is at the Canadian Revenue Service Website. Be sure to check out the Claim It section, which breaks down common tax cuts for Canadians from all walks of life. 

Also helpful in figuring out how much you owe, try out the Tax Calculator at Tax-services.ca.

Once you’ve got it all figured out, you can file your taxes electronically using the CRA’s NETFILE . Or, you can do it the old-fashioned way by mailing it. You can find the tax forms for Alberta here. 

If you have any questions, you can phone the CRA at 1-800-267-6999 or 1-800-959-8281… although be prepared for a wait. You’re probably not the only one calling.

(sl)