Tax filing deadline pushed back to May 5; 'human error' blamed

Canadians procrastinating on filing their 2014 income taxes now have five extra days in which to do so.

The Canada Revenue Agency mistakenly sent a note to tax preparers indicating that the filing deadline was May 5, rather than April 30.

As a result, the agency has agreed not to penalize anyone who files their taxes during the first five days of May.

Penalties past that point typically include a fine of five per cent of the taxes owing, with a further one per cent added each month.

There is no filing deadline for anyone due for a tax refund.

In a statement to CTV News, CRA blamed the issue on “human error.”

With files from CTVNews.ca

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  The CRA says it sent out an incorrect notice to tax preparers across the country, indicating that this year’s income tax filing deadline is May 5, instead of April 30.