British Expats - Tax 2012

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JB0591

Feb 24th 2012 4:15 pm

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by Third6 (Post 9919973)

This might be a silly question but it's my first time fling a tax return so bare with me. I used Turbo Tax to fill out the forms and have claimed for my monthly metropasses do I have to mail the passes in with the return as supporting documents or no? Same with my T4, do I have to mail a copy of that with the forms as well?

The T4 has two parts, top goes with your Tax form and you keep the bottom.

BristolUK

Feb 25th 2012 1:15 am

Re: Tax 2012

Nobody mentioned the Turbotax netfiling issue yet?

A few days ago MrsBristolUK did her mum's return expecting to be able to netfile it (having mailed it last year) but it was impossible to save in the way required for netfiling to work.

Apparently the Turbotax help forums are full of reports of problems and several promised fixes yet to materialise.

Or has someone found a way around it? Other than mailing them?

Third6

Feb 25th 2012 1:48 am

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by JB0591 (Post 9919979)

The T4 has two parts, top goes with your Tax form and you keep the bottom.

Ok cool, that definitely makes sense. What about my metropasses?

Thanks for your help!

JonboyE

Feb 25th 2012 3:53 am

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by Third6 (Post 9920396)

Ok cool, that definitely makes sense. What about my metropasses?

Thanks for your help!

Keep them. You don't send them with you tax return but there is a possibility that the CRA may ask to see them if they select your return for review.

Third6

Feb 25th 2012 5:08 am

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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 9920515)

Keep them. You don't send them with you tax return but there is a possibility that the CRA may ask to see them if they select your return for review.

Brilliant, thanks. :thumbup:

justkidding

Feb 25th 2012 3:39 pm

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 9920364)

I netfiled 2 returns this afternoon. No problems at all.

BristolUK

Feb 26th 2012 2:44 am

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Originally Posted by justkidding (Post 9921206)

I netfiled 2 returns this afternoon. No problems at all.

Maybe they fixed it then. I'll tell MrsB.

SnoopDop

Feb 27th 2012 1:58 am

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by chrisbrockhurst (Post 9919490)

Just my experiences here:

used H & R block for the first time last year for my first Canadian Tax refund. I used Turbo Tax initially to see how I could get but felt more comfortable doing it in person as it was the first return.

They managed to get me significantly more than Turbo Tax and the whole process took about 30 minutes. This was with a '9' Sin number. I had my refund in the form of a cheque 8 days later.

Amazing that they got your new resident's first time return processed in only 8 days :blink:

Animal

Feb 27th 2012 2:18 am

Re: Tax 2012

I've put on the form to pay directly into my bank account. Will I get a letter/confirmation or anything to say when it's being done ?

Former Lancastrian

Feb 27th 2012 2:23 am

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by Animal (Post 9923275)

I've put on the form to pay directly into my bank account. Will I get a letter/confirmation or anything to say when it's being done ?

Check your bank account details to see if paid in. Once direct deposit is set up normally no notification is given just the standard message will be deposited into account.

SnoopDop

Feb 27th 2012 2:25 am

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by Animal (Post 9923275)

I've put on the form to pay directly into my bank account. Will I get a letter/confirmation or anything to say when it's being done ?

I believe CRA will mail you a "Notice of Assessment" which contains a summary and results of your return

iaink

Feb 27th 2012 2:36 am

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Originally Posted by SnoopDop (Post 9923287)

I believe CRA will mail you a "Notice of Assessment" which contains a summary and results of your return

Correct, but there can be quite a delay before this arrives after the actual deposit has happened.

Animal

Mar 23rd 2012 12:41 am

Re: Tax 2012

Just to complete this thread - my direct deposit was made to my account yesterday so a day over 5 weeks from mailing to refund for my first paper filing. This was in Ontario if it makes a difference over provinces.

As iaink mentioned - I haven't received the "notice of assessment yet"

iaink

Mar 23rd 2012 2:39 am

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by Animal (Post 9968473)

I efiled March 1st, Refund was in my account March 12th, and the notice of assessment (dated March 12th) arrived a week or so later.

I efiled for my wife the same time. Her cheque arrived last week... I thought they had her bank details (they deposit child benefit in her account), but apparently not.:huh: There seems to be a lack of integration between what one side of CRA does and the other?

agr	Apr 14th 2012 11:31 am

Re: Tax 2012

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Originally Posted by snowcandy (Post 9915613)

..apparently as they split his pension it cost more...

So you can split a UK military pension then? In past years I have not tried that with mine because the CRA guidance (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/t.../qlfy-eng.html) uses the term "pension fund or plan", and military pensions are not paid from a fund. Have I been seeing myself off?

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