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Quiz: Registering for and signing in to My Account

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1 What does an individual need to complete My Account registration? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

A void cheque or banking information Their social insurance number An amount from a specified line of a return they filed and CRA assessed Their date of birth A copy of government-issued photo identification, in every case The postal code or address CRA currently holds for them

Answer key unconfirmed — rests on 4 unverified claims.

2 A taxpayer's registration keeps failing on the amount, and he insists he is reading it correctly off his own copy of the return. What is the likely cause? The amount is checked against CRA's assessed figure, not the figure originally filed His copy is a draft; only a printed notice is acceptable The amount must come from the most recent year only The amount must be entered without cents

Answer key unconfirmed — rests on 1 unverified claim.

3 A newcomer to Canada who has never filed a return wants to register for My Account. What is the obstacle? There is no assessed amount to verify against, so registration cannot be completed Registration requires a Sign-In Partner, which newcomers cannot obtain Newcomers must wait a full calendar year before registering None — registration does not depend on having filed

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4 A taxpayer says her CRA security code arrived but no longer works. What has happened? Codes stop working once the taxpayer changes address The code expires after a set period, and a new one must be requested The code is single-use and she has already used it The code was never valid; codes are issued only on request by telephone

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5 A taxpayer using a Sign-In Partner has forgotten the credential and asks CRA to reset it. What can CRA do? Reset it, since CRA issued it for tax purposes Convert it to a CRA user ID automatically, preserving the password Nothing — the credential is issued by the financial institution, so CRA cannot reset or recover it Reset it after identity verification by telephone

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6 A taxpayer is reluctant to use a Sign-In Partner because he thinks it lets CRA see his banking. What is accurate? It shares his tax information with the financial institution for verification It shares information in both directions, which is how the verification works It does share account balances with CRA, but not transaction detail It discloses neither his banking information to CRA nor his tax information to the financial institution

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7 A taxpayer has registered but says she can see almost nothing in My Account. What is the likely position? My Account shows nothing until the next return is assessed She is signed in to the wrong portal She has limited access while full access is pending verification Registration failed and must be repeated

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