Scott’s Blog

I just finished my usual last-minute tax filing and payment. This year I have 2 hours and 30 minutes to spare. I used UFile for the third year in a row. For anyone who does paper tax returns, I highly recommend getting with the 90s and doing your taxes electronically. UFile is super-simple to use. You enter your name and SIN, your spouse and kids’ info, and then just follow the steps, adding each form you got from your employer, RRSP vendor, sports club, dentist or whatever, and it automatically calculates the best way to apply your deductions between you and your spouse, and calculates your refund or amount owing. Then, if you have a CRA passcode, you can NETFILE your taxes right away and you’re done. My bank even lets me pay my return’s amount owing by Internet banking. Everyting is quick and simple, and it cost me twenty-six bucks.