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Small Business Week is here! Find new tax information and resources for your business

Canada Revenue Agency
Tuesday at 10:09am ADT · October 20, 2026 8 min read

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 20, 2026 /CNW/ — As we celebrate Small Business Week from October 19 to 25, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is here to support Canada’s small business community.

Running a business in a changing environment comes with challenges – including managing your tax affairs. This Small Business Week, we’re sharing tax information, tools, and services to help you stay informed, meet your tax obligations, and focus on your business.

What’s new

Manage Balance for Businesses is now available in My Business Account

The CRA has expanded its Manage balance service to My Business Account, providing business owners with new self-service options. 

Building on the Manage balance service launched in My Account in October 2025 for individuals with personal income tax or COVID-19 benefit debts of $1,000 or more, the new business service allows business owners (including partners, directors, and officers) to manage outstanding payroll, GST/HST, and corporate income tax (T2) debt online without contacting a collections officer. Through the service, users can explore payment options and request assistance through a secure self-service experience. 

Users can: 

  • make a payment toward an outstanding balance 
  • set up a payment arrangement based on their business’s financial situation 
  • request a call back from the CRA when additional assistance is needed 

Important for representatives: Manage Balance for Businesses is not available through Represent a Client. Payroll professionals, accountants, bookkeepers, and other authorized representatives cannot use the service on behalf of their clients. Representatives should advise clients who wish to use these features to sign in to My Business Account and access the service directly. 

Manage Balance for Businesses is part of the CRA’s ongoing efforts to provide secure, convenient digital services that help Canadians manage their tax obligations online. 

Email notifications for SIN updates on business accounts

The CRA now sends an email notification to the email address in your T1 personal income tax account when your Social Insurance Number (SIN) is added to or updated on a business account.

This additional notification helps protect your personal and business information by keeping you informed of changes involving your SIN and may help you identify unauthorized activity on a business account.

To receive these notifications, make sure the email address in your T1 personal income tax account is up to date.

If you receive a notification about a SIN update on a business account that you did not request or do not recognize, contact the Business Enquiries line:

  • Canada and the United States: 1-800-959-5525
  • Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut: 1-866-841-1876
  • Outside Canada and the United States (collect calls accepted): 1-613-940-8497

Authentication step for individuals, authorized representatives, and tax preparers.

For the upcoming tax season, the CRA is introducing an optional new authentication step to enhance the security of online tax filing for individuals, authorized representatives, and tax preparers.

To complete the authentication step, users will need to sign in to their CRA account. While this step is optional, completing it adds an extra layer of security by verifying that you are filing or adjusting a tax return for yourself or are authorized to file or adjust a tax return on behalf of another individual.

You can find more information at The CRA is enhancing security for online income tax and benefit return filing. 

The CRA is offering additional payment methods

The CRA is expanding its services by introducing Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Konek as secure and convenient payment options, as of October 9, 2026. This will give Canadians more flexibility to make payments across CRA platforms while expanding access to participating financial institutions and credit unions.

Apple Pay and Google Pay supports debit cards, including Visa Debit and Debit Mastercard, from participating financial institutions and credit unions. Konek offers Interac Direct for payments from chequing, savings, or line of credit accounts, along with Visa Debit and Debit Mastercard through participating institutions.

You can find more information at Pay with a debit card through the CRA’s My Payment service.

Factsheet with 2027 tax deadlines for Canadian businesses and self-employed individuals

Check out this new factsheet that highlights the 2027 tax deadlines for Canadian businesses and self-employed individuals. It’s designed to help you stay organized and manage your tax obligations with ease.

Get your T2 Web Access Code online

Filing a T2 corporation income tax return online just got easier. The CRA has introduced a new self-serve option that lets you get your Web Access Code (WAC) online in just minutes.

If you need a WAC to file your T2 return, you can visit Get a web access code to file your T2 return online to receive one quickly and easily, without having to wait.

You can learn more about filing your T2 Corporation income tax return through the Internet at Corporation Internet Filing – Canada.ca and at About the Corporation Internet Filing service – Canada.ca.

Other CRA updates

Supporting First Nations employees and workers

At the CRA, we are committed to helping employers/payers understand and comply with their tax obligations, while upholding the rights of First Nations employees and workers.

In light of this, we are pleased to introduce a new email series entitled “Supporting First Nations employees and workers”. Each installment of the series will address a key topic to help employers/payers provide support to First Nations employees and workers.

The series will explore the following:

  • Understanding the tax exemptions under section 87 of the Indian Act and employer/payer responsibilities – Learn about the tax exemptions that apply to the income of certain First Nations employees and workers and how to fulfill your responsibilities as an employer/payer.
  • Contributing to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) – Learn how employers can elect to extend CPP coverage to their First Nations employees whose income is tax exempt and not subject to CPP contributions.
  • Accessing tax credits and benefits – Discover the tax credits and benefits that are available to First Nations employees and workers, and what you can do to help provide them with access and support.
  • Completing and filing T4 and T4A slips – Receive guidance on how to report and file T4 slips for First Nations employees and T4A slips for First Nations workers.

We look forward to sharing this valuable information with you over the coming months. To subscribe and receive these emails directly in your inbox, go to Electronic mailing list.

Corporations: Update director and officer information and access CRA services

If a director or officer joins or leaves a corporation, or if their information changes, it is important to update the CRA’s records as soon as possible. Keeping this information current helps directors and officers access CRA services, use My Business Account, manage corporate tax information, and authorize representatives.

The CRA uses director and officer information to confirm who can act on behalf of a corporation. Outdated information can delay access to My Business Account, representative authorizations, and other CRA services.

If you are a corporation, find out how to update director and officer information and access CRA services. 

New web resources for rideshare drivers or taxi operators

If you earn income as a rideshare driver or taxi operator, you are generally considered to be a sole proprietor. A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business that is owned by one individual.

Regardless of how much income you earn from rideshare or taxi services, you must register for both a:

  • Business number (BN)
  • GST/HST account

Learn how to register and get started: Register as a rideshare driver or taxi operator.

Need more information?

Have questions and need information and guidance from the CRA? We can help. The CRA resources for small and medium businesses web page gives direct access to tax-related services and information for businesses. The Liaison Officer Service offers free and confidential support to small business owners, self-employed individuals, and those earning rental income to help them understand their tax obligations and how to manage their business income and deductions. Liaison Officers also work with business associations and stakeholder groups to deliver information sessions that help reach larger sections of the small business community.

For more information on how to register for a BN and CRA program accounts, visit: Business Registration Online.

Contacts

Media Relations

Canada Revenue Agency

613-948-8366

[email protected]

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SOURCE Canada Revenue Agency

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