Tax Deadlines 2010 for Filing Your 2009 Tax Return

There are a number of tax deadline dates during the year 2010 when returns are due to be filed or payments are due to be paid as follows.

Tax Return Filing Deadline for Personal Income Tax: Generally, your tax return for the Year 2009 has to be filled on or before April 30, 2010.

Tax Return Filing Deadline for Self-Employed Persons: If you or your spouse or common-law partner carried on a business in 2009 (other than a business whose expenditures are primarily in connection with a tax shelter), your return for 2009 has to be filed on or before June 15, 2010. However, if you have a balance owing for 2009, you still have to pay it on or before April 30, 2010.

The first day for using TELEFILE or NETFILE to electronically file your 2010 tax return with CRA on February 12, 2010. For TELEFILE, call 1-800-959-1110

RRSP Deadline: You RRSP deadline for contributing to your RRSP for the 2009 tax year has to be before March 01, 2010.

Last day for the electronic filing of your 2009 personal income tax and benefit return using NETFILE: September 30, 2010

Quarterly instalment due if you pay taxes to CRA by instalments:

* March 15, 2010
* June 15, 2010
* September 15, 2010
* December 15, 2010

Note: While Tax-Services.ca compiles its list of dates and deadlines from federal and provincial/territorial information and strives to provide accurate information such information is subject to change. Furthermore, this list is not comprehensive. We do not warrant the accuracy of the information and advise all users to consult Canada Revenue Agency, your provincial / territorial government, and/or a taxation professional to confirm all dates and deadlines as they pertain to your personal situation.