EFILE Association of Canada
Formed in 1993, the EAC/ATC is a federally registered non-profit corporation, representing tax practitioners from all regions of Canada to senior management of the Canada Revenue Agency, Federal and Provincial Ministries of Revenue, as well as tax software providers.
Our membership consists of professionals and fully represents the Efile industry: from sole proprietors to large nationwide firms. EAC/ATC members account for over one-third of all EFILED T1s in Canada.
What we do
One of the core functions of the EAC/ATC is to communicate directly with senior management of the CRA on behalf of members. As your conduit to the CRA, we meet regularly with senior managers of the CRA to discuss tax policy and administrative issues that affect all tax practitioners.
Over the years, the EAC/ATC has been successful in requesting changes to the EFILE system to facilitate the operation of a tax practice. Tax practitioners are the front line administrators of Canadian tax policy, and we are recognized as the professional association that senior management of the CRA turns to for industry comment and feedback.
We also produce and distribute our IMPACT Newsletter (published 3 times a year), providing important updates on developments within the tax and EFile service industry. View a sample IMPACT Newsletter in the Library section of our website. Previous editions of the IMPACT Newsletter are archived in the Library section and are available to EAC/ATC members. Members also receive a copy of the annual EFiler’s Resource Guide.
The EAC/ATC is governed by a national 15 member Board of Directors elected by the membership of the EAC/ATC at the Annual General Meeting. Members of the Board of Directors serve renewable 3-year terms.
News
Additional information on administration of capital gains for tax year 2024
CRA News Release Feb 14, 2025
While the proposed effective date for the increase to the capital gains inclusion rate has been deferred to January 1, 2026, the CRA is maintaining capital disposition reporting for period 1 (dispositions that occurred before June 25, 2024) and period 2 (dispositions that occurred on or after June 25, 2024). This applies to both the T1 and T3 income tax return. Period 1 and period 2 reporting is being maintained to ensure continued alignment with the tax slips that have already been published and are currently being issued to Canadians and filed with the CRA. As well, the proposed increase to the lifetime capital gains exemption applies starting with the capital dispositions in period 2 of qualified farm or fishing property and qualified small business corporation shares.
The Auto-fill my return service will not deliver box 14 of the T5008, Statement of Securities Transactions, which is relevant for period 1 and period 2 reporting of capital dispositions and boxes 270 to 273 on the T5013, Statement of Partnership Income. Please ensure that all proper fields on the return are filled in correctly, including information not delivered by the Auto-fill my return service.
Confirmation: The CRA is administering proposed capital gains inclusion rate legislation
CRA News Release – (Reiterated by Dept. of Finance on January 7 2025)
On September 23, 2024, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion (NWMM) to introduce a bill entitled An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations. This NWMM modified the motion tabled on June 10, 2024.
Although these proposed changes are subject to parliamentary approval, consistent with standard practice, the Canada Revenue Agency is administering the changes to the capital gains inclusion rate effective June 25, 2024, based on the proposals included in the NWMM tabled September 23, 2024.
For all taxpayers, the new inclusion rate will apply to capital gains realized on or after June 25, 2024.
Trust reporting for the 2024 tax year – Bare trusts not required to file the T3 Return and Schedule 15
CRA News Release – October 29, 2024
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will not require bare trusts to file a T3 Income Tax and Information Return (T3 return), including Schedule 15 (Beneficial Ownership Information of a Trust) for the 2024 tax year, unless the CRA makes a direct request for these filings. This is a continuation of the exemption from the trust reporting requirements that was issued for bare trusts for the 2023 tax year.
Other affected trusts still required to report
The new trust reporting requirements still apply to other affected trusts with taxation years ending after December 30, 2023. These affected trusts are required to file a T3 return, including Schedule 15, unless specific conditions are met.
The deadline for the T3 return is no later than 90 days after the trust’s tax year-end. The tax year-end for most trusts is the end of the calendar year. Trusts with a December 31, 2024, tax year-end will need to file their T3 Return by March 31, 2025.