Refunds in Eight Days Possible

Despite the recent shutdown for the Heartbleed bug, CRA is back in full swing processing tax returns, 84% of which have been filed online as of March 24. Those who file electronically are getting tax refunds faster – in less than two weeks when all goes as planned.

The RCMP’s National Division Integrated Technological Crime Unit (ITCU) reported last week that it has charged a 19 year old London, Ontario man in relation to the malicious breach of taxpayer data from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) website in which 900 Social Insurance Numbers were removed.

Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes was arrested at his residence on April 15 without incident. He faces one count of Unauthorized Use of Computer and one count of Mischief in Relation to Data contrary to Sections 342.1(1)(a) and 430(1.1) of the Criminal Code.

Despite this, CRA is encouraging all taxpayers to file electronically. It reports the following filing trends:

T1 Returns received from February 10 to March 24, 2014