Canada tax deadlines 2026.

Use this skill when advising on LEGAL tax minimization strategies for Canadian taxpayers — individuals, sole proprietors, and small business owners (CCPCs). Trigger on phrases like "reduce my tax Canada", "tax planning", "RRSP vs TFSA", "salary vs dividends", "income splitting", "TOSI", "small business deduction", "LCGE", "capital gains inclusion", "CRA", or any question about structuring affairs to legally minimize Canadian tax. Covers entity selection, registered account optimization, deduction strategies, loss utilization, timing, GST/HST planning, CPP optimization, and red lines. ALWAYS read this skill before giving Canadian tax optimization advice.

Use this skill whenever asked about Canadian payroll, source deductions, CPP contributions, EI premiums, or employer obligations in Canada. Trigger on phrases like "source deductions", "CPP", "Canada Pension Plan", "CPP2", "EI", "employment insurance", "T4", "TD1", "payroll deductions", "CRA payroll", "remittance", "ROE", "record of employment", "statutory holiday pay", "vacation pay Canada", "minimum wage Canada", "provincial tax", "payroll Canada", "PD7A", "remitter type", or any question about running payroll in Canada. This skill covers federal rules; Quebec (QPP/QPIP) differences are noted but not fully detailed. ALWAYS read this skill before processing any Canadian payroll work.

Use this skill whenever asked about forming, incorporating, or registering a company in Canada. Trigger on phrases like "set up a company in Canada", "Canadian incorporation", "Corporations Canada", "federal incorporation", "provincial incorporation", "CBCA", "Ontario corporation", "BC incorporation", "Inc. Canada", "Canadian company formation", "register a business Canada", or any question about starting a business entity in Canada. Covers federal vs provincial incorporation, entity types, registration process, costs, post-formation compliance, and bank account opening. ALWAYS read this skill before advising on Canadian company formation.

Use this skill whenever asked about a Canadian federal T1 General individual income tax return for a self-employed sole proprietor. Trigger on phrases like "T1 return", "personal tax Canada", "federal tax brackets", "basic personal amount", "CPP self-employed", "CPP2", "self-employment tax Canada", "net income", "taxable income", "federal tax calculation", "non-refundable credits", "instalment payments", or any question about computing federal tax for a self-employed individual in Canada. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any T1 return work.

Use this skill whenever asked about Canada transfer pricing rules, documentation requirements, or CRA transfer pricing compliance. Trigger on phrases like "transfer pricing Canada", "Canadian TP documentation", "CRA transfer pricing", "master file Canada", "local file Canada", "CbCR Canada", "APA Canada", "Section 247", "Form T106", "contemporaneous documentation Canada", or any question about intercompany pricing for Canadian entities.

Use this skill whenever asked about Canadian cryptocurrency taxation. Trigger on phrases like "crypto tax Canada", "CRA crypto", "Bitcoin capital gains Canada", "crypto business income CRA", "adjusted cost base crypto", "ACB crypto", "mining tax Canada", "staking tax Canada", "GST HST crypto", "crypto inclusion rate Canada", or any question about how cryptocurrency is taxed by the CRA. This skill covers capital gains vs business income treatment, the 50% inclusion rate, ACB tracking, mining/staking as business income, GST/HST on crypto payments, and record-keeping requirements. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any Canadian crypto tax work.

Use this skill whenever asked about Canadian self-employment business income reported on Form T2125 (Statement of Business or Professional Activities). Trigger on phrases like "T2125", "business income Canada", "self-employed expenses", "CCA", "capital cost allowance", "home office Canada", "motor vehicle expenses CRA", "business-use-of-home", "sole proprietor Canada", "net business income", "business number BN", "fiscal year end", "GST ITC", or any question about computing, classifying, or reporting business income and expenses for a Canadian sole proprietor. Covers Parts 1-8 of T2125, allowable expenses, CCA classes and rates, AccII, business-use-of-home, motor vehicle expenses, GST/HST interaction, and net income computation. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any T2125 work.

Use this skill whenever asked about Canadian federal quarterly instalment requirements for self-employed individuals. Trigger on phrases like "CRA instalments", "quarterly tax Canada", "instalment reminder", "INNS1", "INNS2", "net tax owing", "$3,000 threshold", "instalment interest", or any question about quarterly income tax prepayments for Canadian individuals. Covers the $3,000 net-tax-owing threshold, three calculation methods (no-calculation, prior-year, current-year), instalment due dates (Mar 15, Jun 15, Sep 15, Dec 15), instalment interest and penalties, and interaction with provincial instalments. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any Canada estimated tax work.