CRA tax changes for 2026 arrive during the season most Canadians spend actively avoiding the subject. You have a deadline of April 30th. You probably have questions you have not asked yet, because asking means starting, and starting means facing whatever is in the pile.

What does it feel like when the avoidance has gone on long enough that coming back seems impossible? Four or five years of unfiled returns and the weight of it becomes real. The voluntary disclosure program lets taxpayers come forward, clear the record, and walk away without criminal prosecution and with penalties significantly reduced. It exists because the pattern of compounding avoidance is very common.

One senior tax lawyer tested the new CRA chatbot before this conversation. It got the principal residence question completely right. It got the crypto scam loss question completely wrong. Using it well requires already knowing the difference, which is a useful thing to understand before the deadline arrives.

Topics: CRA changes 2026, unfiled tax returns, voluntary disclosure program, CRA chatbot, tax filing Canada

GUEST: David Rotfleisch | http://taxpage.com

Originally aired on2026-03-10