In this guide
What it is
A CRA auditor contacts you by mail, phone, or both to start an audit, and tells you the date, time, and location. The audit can take place at your home, your business, your representative’s office, or a CRA office.
What to check
Dates that matter
- The dates in the letter
- Use the date, time, and any response dates the auditor gives you. If you can’t meet one, contact the auditor before it passes.
- After the audit
- If CRA proposes a reassessment, you’ll first get a proposal letter, with 30 days to agree or disagree.
What to keep
- The opening letter and every later letter
- Each record you send, and when you sent it
- Notes from calls and meetings with the auditor
In TaxDesk
When TaxDesk reads an audit letter or information request, it can propose an audit matter with the requested items it found. The matter opens when someone applies it, and then keeps the letter, each requested item with its evidence, the response date, and the stage from opened to completed.
Scope note. This page explains a CRA letter in general terms. It isn’t advice about your situation. Check the letter itself, and confirm the dates and your options with your accountant.
Primary reading
Official starting points used to develop and check this guide.
Continue the workflow
The next useful step
Put the guide into practice
Keep every CRA letter with the record it affects.
TaxDesk reads CRA notices, files them to the right company and year, and keeps them beside the filings and audit matters they relate to.