I haven’t filed a return in a few years. Should I start by filing the oldest return?

Yes. If you haven’t yet filed a return for a previous year, you should do so before you NETFILE your 2019 return. This is so that you can take advantage of certain carry forward amounts that you might have available from a previous year including:

• Your tuition, education, and textbook amounts
• Your net or non-capital losses
• Your donations and gifts

Completing returns from past years will also determine your RRSP deduction limit for 2019.

If you’re preparing your return(s) electronically, you must use tax software that’s specific to the year you’re filing for. H&R Block’s 2016 tax software, 2017 tax software and 2018 tax software are still available for you to use.

Note: The CRA and Revenu Québec have discontinued the NETFILE service for 2016 returns. You can use our H&R Block to prepare your return but you won’t be able to file your return online with NETFILE; instead, you will need to print and mail the return to the CRA (and Revenu Québec, if applicable).

If you need to complete a return for 2015 or earlier, you can visit an H&R Block retail office and one of our Tax Experts will be happy to help.