NETFILE is a transmission service available from February through September each year that allows eligible Canadians to submit their tax return

Tax return (Canada)

Normally, Canadian Individual tax returns for any specific year must be filedby April 30 of the following year. There is no provision for generally extending this deadline, but there are a few exceptions....

 to the Canadian government using the Internet. To file using this method, you must first prepare a tax return using a Canada Revenue Agency

Canada Revenue Agency

The Canada Revenue Agency is a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system...

 approved commercial tax preparation software package or Web application. The software or Web application produces a .tax file, which must then be uploaded to the CRA independently to constitute a tax filing. Netfile was introduced in 2001.

See also

• Canadian efile
  Canadian efile
  EFILE is the system used by the Canada Revenue Agency as a means for electronically transmitting tax returns. It became a national program in 1993. EFILE is only available to professional tax prepares and is not to be confused with the publicly available NETFILE...
  
  , a similar service used by professional tax preparers.
• Comparison of Canadian tax software
• EFILE
  EFILE
  E-file may refer to:* Canadian efile, an electronic tax filing system of Canada Revenue Agency for professional tax preparers* E-file, or electronic court filing, a system for automated transmission of legal documents...
  
  

External links

• Netfile.gc.ca
• CRA-ARC.gc.ca