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Quiz: NETFILE and certified software

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1 What distinguishes NETFILE from EFILE? NETFILE is for simple returns and EFILE for complex ones NETFILE is for individuals transmitting their own return; EFILE is for a registered electronic filer transmitting on behalf of another person They are two names for the same service NETFILE is for paper returns scanned by CRA; EFILE is fully electronic

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2 A taxpayer wants to know whether CRA recommends the software he is about to buy, since it appears on CRA's certified list. Certification means CRA has audited the product's tax calculations and guarantees them Certification means CRA provides technical support for the product Certification is CRA's endorsement of the product Certification confirms compatibility with CRA's systems and is not an endorsement, nor does CRA support the product

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3 A taxpayer is filing a prior-year return with software she used successfully last season. What should she check? That the software is certified for the relevant tax year, since certification for one year does not carry to another, and that NETFILE accepts that year Only that the software is still sold That she has re-registered for NETFILE for the prior year Nothing — certification carries across years once granted

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4 An executor is preparing the final return for a deceased taxpayer and asks how to NETFILE it. Through NETFILE, provided the executor first registers as a representative Through any certified software, using the executor's own credentials Through NETFILE only if the taxpayer died after the year end It cannot be filed through NETFILE

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5 A taxpayer has his NETFILE confirmation number and asks what it tells him. The refund shown in the software has been approved The return has been assessed and accepted The return passed CRA's validation checks and will not be changed CRA received the return; it does not confirm the return has been assessed or accepted as correct

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