CRA's "Auto-Fill"

[SkyRider]

If you haven't done so already, it won't be long before you will be filing your 2016 tax return.

Anybody here tried the CRA's Auto-fill feature?

 

[Ref]

Have not. For the past few years I have used Studio Tax, which is a free download and links right in to the CRA website to submit your taxes.

No need to pay for tax software.

 

[SkyRider]

Have not. For the past few years I have used Studio Tax, which is a free download and links right in to the CRA website to submit your taxes.

No need to pay for tax software.

Yes, I use Studiotax as well.

For what it is worth, I spoke to a CRA officer on the phone last week and she said that all I have to do is use "MY Account" to input the raw data in Auto-Fill and and the CRA will prepare my tax return.

 

[guelph]

We use it for our clients

We download slips from CRA, last year RRSP information was not always available on time and there could be an issue if some files a T4 late

Over all positive experience

 

[GPIDEAL]

I prefer a purchased software (like TurboTax) that is one notch or so below more expensive and exclusively professional software (like Cantax or TaxPrep).

 

[goutam55]

I used it last year with studio tax. Very easy and simple if you do not have any complicated staff.

 

[SkyRider]

I used it last year with studio tax. Very easy and simple if you do not have any complicated staff.

Do you mean that you have to use Auto-fill in conjunction with a real tax prep software like Studiotax? In that case, I might as well just go with Studiotax and avoid involving Auto-fill.

 

[happydog]

You can use any software the Auto-fill is an optional function. You can still manually fill out in any software.