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Registering your Accessing Online Authorized Rep -  CRA Business Account

This page provides instructions on how to register and access your Business Online CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) Account.

Registering
Accessing
Authorizing Represative Step

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Access your CRA Online Business Account

Once you have registered your business Canada Revenue Account and have received your Business Number (Nine Digits), you can gain access to your Canada Revenue Business Account Online. This access will allow you to do the following:

  • Updated Mailing and Physical Business Address.
  • Update your business Phone Number.
  • Update your Business E-Mail address for Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) notifications.
  • Access specific Canada Revenue Business specific accounts including Corporate (RC) account, Payroll/Source Deductions (RP) account, GST/HST (RT) account, and Information Return (RZ) account.

***IMPORTANT: The prerequisites for accessing your CRA Online Business Account are:

  1. You will need to have electronic access to your Personal Canada Revenue Online account.
  2. You will need to be one of the company's directors.
  3. You will need your company's digit Business Number. If you do not have your company's business number but instead have your company's GST/HST Number, the business number is the first nine digits of the GST/HST number. If you do not have that handy, please ask your dedicated accountant for this. 
  4. Having your last filed personal income tax return handy as part of the setup authentication may require providing the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) with one or two figures from this Personal Income Tax Notice of Assessment.

Accessing Instructions

You can continue to access your Online CRA Business Account by selecting the following button (to access the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency). This will open the CRA Access page in a separate window or tab :

Access the CRA Login page

***With the following Figures, select the Figure Image to display the full-screen image***

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Figure AB.01-Sign into your CRA Account
Figure AB.01-Sign into your CRA Account

As shown in Figure AB.01 (above), you need to first log into your Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Online account. The suggested method is the using the Sign On Partner option where you log on using your bank to confirm your identity. If you need instructions on logging into your CRA Online account using the Sign On Partner (Bank method) select the following:

Bank Authentication - CRA

Figure AB.01-Sign into your CRA Account
Figure AB.01-Sign into your CRA Account

Continue with selecting the Sign-On Partner button as shown in Figure AB.01 above.

Figure AB.02-Select a Sign-In Partner
Figure AB.02-Select a Sign-In Partner

Your screen will change to show the available Sign On Bank Partners, (note Figure AB.02 above).

For this example, CIBC will be selected, but of course select your own bank.

Figure AB.03-Log into your Sign-In Partner (CIBC)
Figure AB.03-Log into your Sign-In Partner (CIBC)

Before continuing, your banking information will not be available to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) but instead when you log into your bank, your bank will confirm your identity only and only send back to Canada Revenue an encrypted confirmation of who you are along with your full name.

As shown in Figure AB.03 above, you will be taken to your bank log-on screen. Continue logging into your bank.

Figure AB.04-Bank Step Step Authentication
Figure AB.04-Bank Step Step Authentication

As shown in Figure AB.04, your bank may ask you to confirm your identity through Two-Step Authentication.

Figure AB.05-Multi Factor Authentication (Method of Delivery)
Figure AB.05-Multi Factor Authentication (Method of Delivery)

Once your bank sends the encrypted identity notification back to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), you will be asked to also verify your identity through the CRA Two-Step Authentication, (note Figure AB.05 above). The easiest method is to receive an SMS / Text message with a numerical code that you enter, (note Figure AB.06 below).

Figure AB.06-Multi Factor passcode entry
Figure AB.06-Multi Factor passcode entry

Continue with the entry of the received CRA numerical code. Note that you can also select to not be asked for two-step authentication for eight hours.

Figure AB.07-CRA Online Welcome Page
Figure AB.07-CRA Online Welcome Page

You will then be directed to the CRA Online Welcome screen (note Figure AB.07 above).

To continue with the instructions on how to add your Business to your Online CRA profile, close this pop-up window by either:

  • Select the X in the top right-hand corner
  • Press the ESC key
  • Click or touch the outside of the pop-up window.
Select for Bank Log On Instructions

Figure AB.08-CRA Online Welcome Page Select Add
Figure AB.08-CRA Online Welcome Page Select Add

Continue by selecting the Add account button (note Figure AB.08 above).

Figure AB.09-Add Account (Business account)
Figure AB.09-Add Account (Business account)

Continue by selecting the Business Account option as shown in Figure AB.09 above.

Figure AB.10-Add Business Account
Figure AB.10-Add Business Account

Continue by selectint the Add business number option (note Figure AB.10 above).

Figure AB.11-Manage Business Numbers
Figure AB.11-Manage Business Numbers

Within the Managing bunsiness numbers window, select the + Add business button, (note Figure AB.11 above).

Figure AB.12-Add a Business Entry
Figure AB.12-Add a Business Entry

As shown in Figure AB.12 above, continue by:

  1. Entering your businesses nine-digit business number.
  2. Select the Submit button.

Figure AB.13-Business Added
Figure AB.13-Business Added

The Canada Revenue Agency will then verify that you are one of the. companies directors and will continue by showing you that your business has been added to your CRA Online profile, (note Figure AB.13 above). Continue by selecting the Close button.

Figure AB.14-Welcome (Business Added)
Figure AB.14-Welcome (Business Added)

You will be returned to the CRA Online Welcome screen which will not show your business account (Note Figure AB.14 above) along with your personal tax account.

Authorized Representative

With your business added to your Canada Revenue Agency Online Profile, you need to complete the process of having our firm as your Authorized Representative. This is required so that we can assist and complete the filing of your business tax returns.

Continue by selecting:

Add our Firm as Authorized Represative
Confirm our Firm as Authorized Representative

CRA Business Added to Profile

Continue with completing this form to notify our firm that you have added your Business to your CRA Online Profile:

Once you have received your confirmation that the above form has been submitted, continue closing this pop-up window by:

  • Select the X in the top right-hand corner
  • Press the ESC key
  • Click or touch the outside of the pop-up window.
or Notify our Office you have completed the above instructions.

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