It is a new year again, please remember that your returns for 2011 should be filed on or before April 30, 2012.

Filings done after this date may cause delays on your GST/HST credit (including any related provincial credit), Canada Child Tax Benefit payments (including those from certain related provincial or territorial programs), and Old Age Security benefit payments.

Reference: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ll-dts/frms-eng.html

“The Canada Revenue Agency reminds Canadians to beware of phishing schemes

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all Canadians to beware of telephone calls, mail, or email that claim to be from the CRA but are not. These are phishing scams that could result in identity thefts…

Anyone who receives a suspicious communication should immediately report it to info@antifraudcentre.ca or to the institution that it appears to be from.

For information on scams, to report deceptive telemarketing, and if personal or financial information has been unwittingly provided, go to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Web page at: www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/phishing-eng.htm.”

Reference: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2011/l110614-eng.html