Get help doing your taxes

Get help doing your taxes

The following services may help you complete your tax return based on your personal tax situation.

Free tax clinics

If you have a modest income and a simple tax situation, the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) or Income Tax Assistance Volunteer Program (for residents of Quebec) can complete your tax return for free.

To find out if you qualify for these services and find a tax clinic, go to canada.ca/free-tax-help or call the CRA at 1-800-959-8281.

If you want to become a volunteer, go to canada.ca/taxes-volunteer.

Tax Information Phone Service (TIPS)

For tax information by telephone, use the CRA's automated service, TIPS, by calling 1-800-267-6999. TIPS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Individual enquiries by phone

Call 1-800-959-8281 from Canada or the United States.

Telephone agents are available:

For business enquiries, call 1-800-959-5525.

Individuals in the territories

Call 1-866-426-1527 for tax and benefit information for residents of Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut (Calls from area code 867 only).

For businesses in the territories, call 1-866-841-1876.

Teletypewriter (TTY) and Video Relay Service (Canada VRS) users

If you use a TTY for a hearing or speech impairment, call 1-800-665-0354.

If you use the Canada VRS application, call 1-800-561-6393.

If you use an operator-assisted relay service, call one of the CRA's regular telephone numbers instead of the TTY or Canada VRS number.

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