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Quiz: Direct deposit and paying online

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1 A business owner paid a large amount to the wrong CRA program account. What is the position? The payment is returned to the payer automatically The payment is held unapplied until the taxpayer specifies an account CRA reallocates misdirected payments automatically at year end The payment is applied to the account it was sent to and does not reduce the intended balance; a request to CRA is needed to transfer it

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2 Which of these are ways a taxpayer can pay CRA? Select all that apply.

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By pre-authorised debit arranged through My Account In person at a financial institution, with a remittance voucher Through CRA's own online payment service Through their financial institution's online banking, by adding CRA as a payee By emailing credit card details to CRA

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3 A taxpayer used a third-party service to pay and is surprised by a charge. What should she have been told? Third-party services are free but delay the payment The fee is charged by CRA and is refundable on request Paying through a third-party service provider generally attracts a fee charged by that provider CRA charges a processing fee on all electronic payments

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4 How can an individual enrol in or update direct deposit? Select all that apply.

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Through My Account By providing details to a third-party payment processor By noting the account on the next return filed Through a participating Canadian financial institution

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5 A taxpayer enrolled in direct deposit and received nothing, though his notice shows a refund. What is worth checking first? Whether the financial institution rejected the deposit for being a refund Whether direct deposit takes effect only from the following tax year Whether the refund was applied against an outstanding balance owing rather than paid out Whether refunds under a threshold are held rather than deposited

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