Prepare for NETFILE

First, complete your return and run Review.

Before submitting your return, you must determine if it is eligible for NETFILE.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click FILE in the left-side menu, then click Electronic filing (NETFILE).

    If you choose not to print your return at this time, you'll have the opportunity to print it later.

  2. From the File menu, select NETFILE.
  3. If you prepared a tax return for your spouse or common-law partner as well as for yourself, choose who will file first.

    The CRA requires that each taxpayer file his or her own return. That means you have to submit your returns through NETFILE one at a time -- you cannot send them together.

  4. On the FILE screen, select NETFILE CRA for the taxpayer you're submitting a return for.
  5. If you have NETFILE errors, you must fix them before you can use NETFILE. If you have NETFILE warnings, review them and either fix them or confirm that they do not apply to you.
  6. In the Verification of Personal Information screen, click Yes, I certify.
  7. On the NETFILE your return to the CRA screen, click the link for the Terms and Conditions to read them, and check the checkbox for the privacy notice. Then click NETFILE my return. If you receive a NETFILE error, click Try again and attempt to fix it, or click Print and mail my return to send a paper return to the CRA.