Sherrie: For many business owners in Canada the worldwide web is a vital part of a company success whether it’s staying in touch with customers or keeping an eye on the competition. Recognizing this they can the revenue agencies supporting Canadian businesses by continually improving its online service called my business account. Daniel Alarie is with the Canada Revenue Agency.
Daniel: Running a business is hard work and the Canada Revenue Agency wants to make the tax and the business as simple as possible. My business account allows business owners to access tax information quickly and securely. And the new features we’ve added to this online service are designed to provide business owners with even greater access to the import information they need.
Sherrie: My business account allows users to access a multitude of electronic services for businesses with one user ID and one password.
Daniel: An exciting new feature of my business account allows business owners tough rise other individual whether that’s an employee, an account or anyone else try to access to their business account information. Once authorize that individual can view the business account information by using the represent a client service found on the main page of the Canada Revenue Agency website.
Business owners can view their account balance as well as the detail transactions that make up that balance and no disclosure business owners have improved the access information they need such as their account information with no disclosures, workers compensation board.
Sherrie: To access my business account, business owners need to identify themselves with the Canada Revenue Agency and register for a government of Canada e-Pass.
Odette: Accessing my business account for the first time was easy. I filled in my information including my business number on the Canada Revenue Agency secure website. Registered from my e-Pass and receive my CRA security code in the mail just a few days later. I entered the code and immediately add access to my business information. With my business account I can view my account balances, make online request, by returns and more. Now that I’m using my business account I wonder how I ever got along without it.
Female For more information or to sign up for my business account, go to cra.gc.ca/mybusinessaccount. Sherrie Dameter co-reporting.
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