08/20/2026
The CRA is not your friend. A lot of people think just paying the CRA erases their tax problems. But without filing your returns the CRA still charges you penalties and interest and they can still hit you with an arbitrary assessment. And if that arbitrary assessment says you owe more than what you've paid (which it will) the CRA can still freeze your account, garnish your wages, contact your clients and seize property.
Paying without filing just fuels the machine. Those funds would be much better invested in getting your bookkeeping caught up and taxes filed with your real numbers. That way you know and pay only what you actually owe, and stop the worst of the penalties.
And if you've fallen so far behind on your books and taxes filings that you don't know where to even start, comment PLAYBOOK and I'll send you the link to my guide that shows you how to get fully caught up in just 7 days.