Filing Your Income Tax Return Online

You can file your own return online or have an accredited person file it for you.

Payment

Any balance due must by paid by April 30 or the next business day if April 30 is a Saturday or Sunday. After the deadline, we will charge interest on the unpaid balance.

Filing your own return

You can use commercial software authorized by Revenu Québec to complete your income tax return and file it online using the integrated NetFile Québec feature.

When you file your income tax return online, do not send us any paper copies of the return.

Note

When you file your return online, you get a confirmation message containing a reference number. Make sure you get one after filing.

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When can I file my income tax return using NetFile Québec?

2023 income tax return

You can file your 2023 income tax return as of February 19, 2024.

Returns from previous years

You can file your original 2020, 2021 and 2022 income tax returns in the four-year period following the taxation year covered by the return, except during scheduled system closures (such as the one scheduled from January 26 to February 18, 2024).

Amended income tax returns

You can file an amended 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023 income tax return as of February 19, 2024.

Note

For an income tax return for a year prior to 2020, the request for an adjustment must be made using form TP-1.R-V, Request for an Adjustment to an Income Tax Return, which you must send by mail.

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Returns being processed

If the income tax return that you want to adjust is being processed, you cannot request an adjustment online. Instead, you must:

wait until your return has been processed and then use our online services or authorized software; or
complete form TP-1.R-V and mail it to us.

Having your return filed by an accredited person

You can have an accredited person prepare and file your return.

Before having an accredited person file your return online, you must complete and sign two copies of the authorization form (TP-1000.TE-V, Online Filing of an Income Tax Return by an Accredited Person). You and the accredited person must each keep a copy of the form for a period of six years from the date on which the tax return was filed. Do not send us a copy unless we ask for it.

Downloading tax data

To download your tax data using authorized software, your tax preparer must have a valid power of attorney or use your download code, which you can get:

in My Account for individuals;
by using the Get Your Download Code online service;
by using the automated phone service available at:
- 418 654-9754 (Québec City area),
- 514 864-3689 (Montréal area), or
- 1 888 811-7362 (toll-free);
by contacting our client services.

Restrictions

If you are in any of the situations described on the following pages, you must file your return by mail, not online:

Regardless of how you file your return, do not send us:

your RL slips;
your federal information slips (except those for income earned outside Québec); or
your receipts and other supporting documents (unless otherwise indicated).

However, you must keep your paper or electronic documents in case we ask for them.

For more information about filing a return you filled out using authorized software, see Information for Software Users: Personal Income Tax Return (IN-413.A-V).

Processing status of your income tax return

To see the status of your income tax return, use the online service in My Account for individuals for viewing income tax return information for the current year or a previous year, or use the Refund Info-Line. If your income tax return has been processed, you will see details for each line of your return.