Service - "Auto-fill my return" instructions


Auto-fill my return is a secure Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) service that allows you to automatically fill in parts of your tax return.

NOTE: Auto-fill my return is not mandatory.

Please ensure that the following conditions are met prior to using this service:

* You must be registered for My Account to download your own tax data.

* If you are preparing a tax return for someone else, you will need to become authorized to use Auto-fill my return on their behalf. See the section, "Preparing a tax return for a family member or friend", on the CRA's About Auto-fill my return webpage.

http://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/about-auto-fill-return.html

* The time must be set correctly on your computer. The CRA has a time limit for completing the transaction. A discrepancy of more than five minutes between the time on your computer and the correct time is enough for the CRA to invalidate the transaction.

* The time zone must also be set correctly on your computer.
 
* You must close all instances of Internet Explorer that you have running before attempting to download.

For more information regarding the "Auto-fill my return" service, please follow these steps:

1. Start UFile for Windows.
2. Click the "Help" menu from the top-right corner.
3. Choose the option "Open Help".
4. In the new window, click on "Other tools" section from the Left side menu.
5. The information related to the "Auto-fill my return" service can be found in the subsections:
     a. Auto-fill my return
     b. Using CRA's Auto-fill my return.

ID: 20171006091823NI.xml

Webpage: KPT240-20171006091823NI.htm

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