SimpleFile
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SimpleFile, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SimpleFile's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleFile | Free | Free service · eligible individuals with a simple tax situation · digital, phone, or paper filing |
The facts
Each one read from SimpleFile's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access requirements
- SimpleFile Digital requires an access code and personal details including a social insurance number, date of birth, and mailing address.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- For the 2025 return, SimpleFile Digital is available daily from March 9, 2026 to January 29, 2027, from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. Eastern Time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Claimable items
- SimpleFile Digital supports specified benefits, non-refundable credits, and deductions, including the Canada child benefit, Canada workers benefit, basic personal amount, and certain pension deductions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Digital filing
- SimpleFile Digital is an online service that uses quick questions and does not require users to fill out forms or do calculations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Eligibility conditions
- Eligibility depends on factors including Canadian tax residency, age, province or territory, disability status, income sources, and income limits.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The service is for eligible individuals with a simple tax situation, including people with no income or certain income sources under applicable limits.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Mobile access
- web_onlychecked 22 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- SimpleFile Digital does not support some deductions, including medical expenses and tuition expenses.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Other filing methods
- SimpleFile is also available by phone and paper, both by invitation only.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SimpleFile lets eligible individuals file a personal income tax and benefit return using information they provide and information the CRA has on file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Quebec filing
- For Quebec residents, SimpleFile files only the federal return, so they must submit a separate Quebec provincial income tax return.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security
- The CRA describes SimpleFile as secure.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- State filing
- includedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported income
- Listed income sources include employment, certain government benefits and pensions, employment insurance, and interest from Canadian sources.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The Canada Revenue Agency offers the SimpleFile service.checked 11 Oct 2026
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