CRA Forms: The Pattern Language
Subject: CRA Forms: The Pattern Language
14 chapters
1. The Building Model
[Verse 1]
Picture the CRA as a building tall
Each prefix is a floor, gotta learn them all
When you know which level, the numbers make sense
No more confusion, no more pretense
Start in the basement with that letter B
Excise duty returns, the taxman's bill you see
Ground floor is GST, sales tax domain
Once you know the pattern, it's easy to explain
[Chorus]
Building model, floor by floor
Know your prefix, find the door
T1 individuals, T2 corps
T3 trusts, T4 slips and more
Building model, navigate
Every floor has its place
RC lobby, admin space
Master the building, win the race
[Verse 2]
First floor T1, that's five thousand too
Individual returns, me and you
Second floor T2, corporations reside
Third floor T3, where the trusts hide
Fourth floor T4, slips going TO people
Information reporting, keep it simple
Fifth floor T5, investments flow
T5013 partnerships, now you know
[Chorus]
Building model, floor by floor
Know your prefix, find the door
T1 individuals, T2 corps
T3 trusts, T4 slips and more
Building model, navigate
Every floor has its place
RC lobby, admin space
Master the building, win the race
[Verse 3]
Lobby's RC, registrations and admin
CRA's Swiss army knife, let the games begin
Loading dock is L for licenses and regimes
Parking garage CPT, international schemes
Social security for people going places
Cross-border movement, familiar faces
Most practitioners live on two or three
Pick your floors based on your specialty
[Bridge]
Sole proprietor stays on floor one
Corporate tax shop, second floor's fun
Trust and estate lawyers live on three
Payroll lives on four, that's the key
Everyone visits the lobby sometimes
RC forms keep everything in line
[Chorus]
Building model, floor by floor
Know your prefix, find the door
T1 individuals, T2 corps
T3 trusts, T4 slips and more
Building model, navigate
Every floor has its place
RC lobby, admin space
Master the building, win the race
[Outro]
Now you see the pattern clear
CRA building, nothing to fear
Know your floor, know your code
Building model lights the road
2. Pattern 1: The T-Number Tells You the Taxpayer
[Verse 1]
When you see a T-number, don't just pass it by
That first digit tells you who and why
T1 is for one person, individual tax
T2 for corporations, that's the facts
T3 is for the trusts, three letters spell it out
T4 information slips, what that's about
T5 for investments and the shelter game
Pattern recognition, learn the naming game
[Chorus]
T1 one person, T2 two or more shareholders
T3 trust has three letters, T4 slip for you there
T5013 got thirteen partners at the table
When you know the T-number, you know who's able
The pattern tells the story, the prefix shows the way
CRA forms make sense when you learn to play
[Verse 2]
T1036 helps you with your HBP
Home Buyers Plan withdrawal, just for me
T2054 capital dividend election
Corporation paperwork needs this connection
T3RET is the return that trusts must file
Three-party arrangement, worth your while
T4 employment slip from boss to you
Information flowing, revenue's due
[Chorus]
T1 one person, T2 two or more shareholders
T3 trust has three letters, T4 slip for you there
T5013 got thirteen partners at the table
When you know the T-number, you know who's able
The pattern tells the story, the prefix shows the way
CRA forms make sense when you learn to play
[Bridge]
From T4 employment to T5 investment income
Payer to recipient, here the slips come
Partnership income on the T5013
Thirteen partners gathered, sharing the scene
Every form has purpose, every code has meaning
Pattern recognition keeps your mind gleaming
[Verse 3]
Don't memorize every single form
Learn the pattern, that's the norm
First digit tells you taxpayer type
Follow the system, follow the hype
Individual, corporate, trust, or slip
Investment shelter, partnership
The T-number pattern never lies
Look at the prefix, you'll be wise
[Chorus]
T1 one person, T2 two or more shareholders
T3 trust has three letters, T4 slip for you there
T5013 got thirteen partners at the table
When you know the T-number, you know who's able
The pattern tells the story, the prefix shows the way
CRA forms make sense when you learn to play
[Outro]
Pattern one is simple, just remember this
T-number tells the taxpayer, you can't miss
From one to five-thousand-thirteen strong
Learn the pattern, sing along
3. Pattern 2: The Provincial Map — East to West, Then North
[Verse 1]
Picture Canada on your screen tonight
From the Atlantic to Pacific light
Five thousand series tells the story clear
Individual returns, let me make it crystal here
Start in Newfoundland, that's five-oh-oh-one
Prince Edward Island, oh-two when you're done
Nova Scotia's oh-three, New Brunswick oh-four
Quebec's oh-five, now we're heading for more
[Chorus]
East to west, then flying north
That's the pattern, back and forth
From the ocean to the mountains high
Then we take it to the sky
Five thousand series, three to five hundred range
Same geography, just the numbers change
East to west, then north we go
That's the CRA pattern flow
[Verse 2]
Ontario's oh-six, Manitoba oh-seven
Saskatchewan's oh-eight, feels like tax return heaven
Alberta's oh-nine, British Columbia's ten
Yukon Territory's eleven, and we're flying again
Northwest Territories twelve, Nunavut's fourteen
Non-residents thirteen, they're outside the scene
Like a road trip across this land so wide
With the postal codes as our trusty guide
[Chorus]
East to west, then flying north
That's the pattern, back and forth
From the ocean to the mountains high
Then we take it to the sky
Five thousand series, three to five hundred range
Same geography, just the numbers change
East to west, then north we go
That's the CRA pattern flow
[Bridge]
Now corporate tax schedules play the same game
T2 schedules, but the pattern's the same
Three hundred for Newfoundland, starting the run
Three-twenty for PEI, the pattern's begun
Three-forty Nova Scotia, three-sixty New Brunswick
Four hundred Saskatchewan, the numbers are slick
Four-twenty BC and Yukon combined
Four-sixty to four-ninety, northern territories you'll find
[Verse 3]
But wait there's a twist in this geographic song
Ontario breaks pattern, but it's not wrong
Five hundred to five-seventy-two, they get the most space
Most provincial credits, that's why they change place
From St. John's to Vancouver, that's the drive
Then fly to the territories, keeping the pattern alive
Non-residents sitting outside the map
That's the provincial pattern, now give yourself a clap
[Chorus]
East to west, then flying north
That's the pattern, back and forth
From the ocean to the mountains high
Then we take it to the sky
Five thousand series, three to five hundred range
Same geography, just the numbers change
East to west, then north we go
That's the CRA pattern flow
[Outro]
Drive to Vancouver, then fly up high
Non-residents outside, waving goodbye
Pattern two mastered, now you understand
The provincial map across this great land
4. Pattern 3: The Provincial Form Suffix Code
[Verse 1]
Every province got its own tax game
But the suffix codes they all the same
When you see that dash then a letter crew
Pattern three gonna tell you what to do
R means Return that's the main event
C for Calculation where the math gets bent
D is for Detail when you need that sheet
Provincial forms got the code complete
[Chorus]
R for Return C for Calculation
D for Detail across the nation
TC means Tax Credits every time
S2 for Spouse transfers that's the rhyme
S11 Tuition S12 Reno too
Suffix codes gonna see you through
No lookup needed when you know the way
Pattern three keeps confusion at bay
[Verse 2]
Five zero one zero dash TC
That's BC tax credits can't you see
Five zero zero four dash S11
New Brunswick tuition numbers heaven
Every province got a four digit start
But the suffix tells the working part
Worksheet Detail or the Return main
Once you learn it you retain the gain
[Chorus]
R for Return C for Calculation
D for Detail across the nation
TC means Tax Credits every time
S2 for Spouse transfers that's the rhyme
S11 Tuition S12 Reno too
Suffix codes gonna see you through
No lookup needed when you know the way
Pattern three keeps confusion at bay
[Bridge]
Four two eight that's Calculation station
Four seven nine for Tax Credit nation
Schedule Two for spouse transfers clean
Schedule Eleven tuition scene
Schedule Twelve home reno where it applies
Pattern recognition opens your eyes
[Verse 3]
From coast to coast the system flows
Same suffix pattern everybody knows
Whether Maritime or Prairie land
Provincial codes you understand
Dash R Dash C Dash D in line
TC S2 working fine
S11 S12 complete the set
Provincial mastery you can bet
[Chorus]
R for Return C for Calculation
D for Detail across the nation
TC means Tax Credits every time
S2 for Spouse transfers that's the rhyme
S11 Tuition S12 Reno too
Suffix codes gonna see you through
No lookup needed when you know the way
Pattern three keeps confusion at bay
[Outro]
Provincial forms don't cause no stress
Suffix patterns bring success
Pattern three you mastered it
CRA codes you never quit
5. Pattern 4: T2 Schedules — The Neighbourhood Map
[Verse 1]
Welcome to the corporate floor, let me show you around
T2 schedules got their place, organized by common ground
Like neighborhoods in a city, each range has got its theme
From one to twenty-nine we start, the federal core supreme
Income, losses, CCA, foreign affiliates too
Non-arm's length and shareholder info, the foundation's always true
[Chorus]
One to twenty-nine, core federal line
Thirty-one to fifty-nine, specialized design
Sixty-three to seventy-eight, new credits taking flight
Eighty-eight to one-oh-one, financial statements right
Three hundred plus provincial, coast to coast they go
Lower numbers older rules, higher numbers new flow
[Verse 2]
Move up to the specialized zone, thirty-one through fifty-nine
ITC and capital tax, GRIP and LRIP align
Part Four and Part Six taxes, equity buyback too
These are your federal specialists, handling what they do
Then sixty-three to seventy-eight brings the future near
Clean economy credits and journalism credits here
[Chorus]
One to twenty-nine, core federal line
Thirty-one to fifty-nine, specialized design
Sixty-three to seventy-eight, new credits taking flight
Eighty-eight to one-oh-one, financial statements right
Three hundred plus provincial, coast to coast they go
Lower numbers older rules, higher numbers new flow
[Bridge]
EIFEL and fuel charge rebate, newer policy shows
Financial statements neighborhood, where GIFI always goes
Balance sheet and income state, insurance has its place
One twenty-five to fifty-one, organized by case
Provincial starts at three hundred, separate zip code zone
East to west the pattern flows, each province holds its own
[Verse 3]
Remember the timeline pattern, lower means it's old
Higher numbers newer rules, that's the story told
Clean economy and EIFEL, equity buyback tax
These live in higher ranges where the newest policy acts
So when you see a schedule number, think about its street
Which neighborhood it calls home makes the system complete
[Chorus]
One to twenty-nine, core federal line
Thirty-one to fifty-nine, specialized design
Sixty-three to seventy-eight, new credits taking flight
Eighty-eight to one-oh-one, financial statements right
Three hundred plus provincial, coast to coast they go
Lower numbers older rules, higher numbers new flow
[Outro]
Navigate the T2 map, neighborhoods are clear
Each range tells its story, year after year
From core to specialized, new credits in between
Financial statements follow, provincial completes the scene
6. Pattern 5: The Excise Product Ladder (L and B Forms)
[Verse 1]
When you want to start your business in the excise game
First you need a licence, gotta stake your claim
L-series forms will get you authorized
Then the B-series comes when it's payment time
L for licence, that's your ticket to operate
B for the bill, when the taxes can't wait
Same product ladder, different stages of the flow
From permission to payment, this is what you need to know
[Chorus]
L means licence to operate, operate
B means the bill you gotta pay, gotta pay
Same product numbers, just offset in the system
Alcohol low, vaping high, that's the rhythm
Pattern five is the excise ladder climb
L then B, every single time
From the bottom to the top, watch the numbers grow
That's the product ladder, now you know
[Verse 2]
Alcohol's been around since way back when
L1 and L63A, that's where it begins
B261 through 266, that's your payment range
Old school products got the low exchange
Tobacco follows with L63T in line
B267, 271, 285 fine
Cannabis newer with L300 clean
B300 matches, keep the numbers lean
[Chorus]
L means licence to operate, operate
B means the bill you gotta pay, gotta pay
Same product numbers, just offset in the system
Alcohol low, vaping high, that's the rhythm
Pattern five is the excise ladder climb
L then B, every single time
From the bottom to the top, watch the numbers grow
That's the product ladder, now you know
[Bridge]
Fuel charge climbing to the 400s now
L400 through 407, show you how
B400 to 403, payment side
Luxury tax hits 500, nationwide
Vaping's newest at 600 on the scale
L600 licence, B600 retail
Surety bonds scattered through the L's alone
Tobacco, spirits, beer protection zone
[Verse 3]
Air travellers special, only got the B
B248, B249, traveller's fee
No licence needed when you're just passing through
Different logic but the ladder's still true
Watch the pattern as the years go by
New products enter at the numbers high
Old ones stay low where they first began
That's the CRA's organizational plan
[Chorus]
L means licence to operate, operate
B means the bill you gotta pay, gotta pay
Same product numbers, just offset in the system
Alcohol low, vaping high, that's the rhythm
Pattern five is the excise ladder climb
L then B, every single time
From the bottom to the top, watch the numbers grow
That's the product ladder, now you know
[Outro]
Excise ladder, climbing step by step
L for licence, B for payment prep
Pattern five will guide you through
CRA forms, now you're breaking through
7. Pattern 6: GST Forms by Lifecycle Stage
[Verse 1]
When you start your GST journey, forms ten through forty-four
Elections and setup, that's what they're for
Changing how you report, registration too
Branch locations, acquisitions, getting systems new
Ten to forty-four means setup is the door
Foundation forms before you file anything more
[Chorus]
GST forms follow your lifecycle stage
Ten through forty-four, setup's the first page
Fifty-nine to seventy-four, returns you engage
One-oh-six to fifty-nine, compliance on the stage
One-eighty-nine and higher, rebates turn the page
Know your number ranges, lifecycle's your gauge
[Verse 2]
Forms fifty-nine through seventy-four, now you're in the flow
Filing what you owe, reporting periods you chose
Monthly, quarterly, annual - pick your timeline right
Returns and reporting, keeping records tight
Seventy-four's the ceiling for this reporting zone
Regular filing duty, make the system your own
[Chorus]
GST forms follow your lifecycle stage
Ten through forty-four, setup's the first page
Fifty-nine to seventy-four, returns you engage
One-oh-six to fifty-nine, compliance on the stage
One-eighty-nine and higher, rebates turn the page
Know your number ranges, lifecycle's your gauge
[Bridge]
One-oh-six through one-fifty-nine
Compliance and disputes, walking that line
Objections and waivers, information returns
When problems arise, these forms help you learn
[Verse 3]
One-eighty-nine starts the rebate parade
Getting money back, that's how this game is played
General rebate, one-eighty-nine's the key
New housing forms, ninety and ninety-one you'll see
Employee partner rebate, three-seventy's the choice
Provincial HST, four-ninety-five gives you voice
[Chorus]
GST forms follow your lifecycle stage
Ten through forty-four, setup's the first page
Fifty-nine to seventy-four, returns you engage
One-oh-six to fifty-nine, compliance on the stage
One-eighty-nine and higher, rebates turn the page
Know your number ranges, lifecycle's your gauge
[Outro]
From setup to rebates, patterns guide your way
GST form ranges help you save the day
Lifecycle stages, remember the flow
Pattern six mastered, now you're good to go
8. Pattern 7: The RC7xxx Shadow World
[Verse 1]
When your client's in the banking game
Insurance funds or investment claims
There's a shadow world you need to know
Where the RC seven forms all flow
Standard GST has its twin
Financial institutions step right in
Same compliance different code
Down the SLFI yellow road
[Chorus]
RC seven shadow world
Mirror forms get unfurled
Banks and funds have their own way
RC seven leads the way
Don't memorize just understand
Shadow forms throughout the land
RC seven shadow world
Where the financial flags are furled
[Verse 2]
GST forty four becomes RC seven two four four
Real property's GST sixty turns to RC seven two six oh for sure
Change your fiscal year around
GST seventy's shadow can be found
RC seven two seven oh
That's the way these numbers go
[Chorus]
RC seven shadow world
Mirror forms get unfurled
Banks and funds have their own way
RC seven leads the way
Don't memorize just understand
Shadow forms throughout the land
RC seven shadow world
Where the financial flags are furled
[Bridge]
Annual returns one eleven style
RC seven two nine one by a mile
General rebates one eight nine
RC seven two eight nine right in line
Notice objection one five nine
RC three seven five works fine
[Verse 3]
RC four thousand is the key
Elections and applications you will see
Six oh one through six one eight
SLFI reporting don't be late
Consolidated filing too
Pension entities coming through
Attribution methods in the mix
RC four gets all the tricks
[Chorus]
RC seven shadow world
Mirror forms get unfurled
Banks and funds have their own way
RC seven leads the way
Don't memorize just understand
Shadow forms throughout the land
RC seven shadow world
Where the financial flags are furled
[Outro]
When you see that RC seven start
Know the shadow counterpart
Financial institutions play
In their own compliance way
Search and find don't memorize
RC seven is your prize
9. Pattern 8: Registered Plan Forms — The Account Type Code
[Verse 1]
When the government needs to track your savings plan
They got codes that sort them with a systematic hand
RC series clusters by the account you hold
Let me break down the pattern, watch the story unfold
RC two-four-x, that's your TFSA game
Tax-free savings with a clear numbering name
RC two-six-x for foreign pension schemes
US retirement and international dreams
[Chorus]
Pattern eight, account type code
RC ranges map the savings road
Two-four TFSA, two-six foreign pay
Two-nine penalties, four-three rollover way
Seven-two FHSA, remember the flow
Account type coding, now you know
[Verse 2]
RC two-nine-x when advantages go wrong
Penalty forms when you don't play along
RC four-three-x for the rollover scene
RDSP and RESP, keeping transfers clean
RC seven-two-x, that's the newest addition
FHSA forms for the housing mission
Each hundred block serves a different need
Account type clustering, that's the key indeed
[Chorus]
Pattern eight, account type code
RC ranges map the savings road
Two-four TFSA, two-six foreign pay
Two-nine penalties, four-three rollover way
Seven-two FHSA, remember the flow
Account type coding, now you know
[Bridge]
But wait, there's more to this numbering game
T-series forms don't work the same
T one-oh-three-six for individual withdrawal
T two-oh-three-oh when corporations call
T four RSP and T four RIF
Information slips with a taxpayer riff
Individual forms get the lower range
Corporate transfers, higher numbers arrange
[Verse 3]
T two-oh-three-three and T two-one-five-one
Institutional transfers when the dealing's done
The pattern holds across the CRA space
Taxpayer type gives each form its place
So when you see these numbers on the page
Account type coding sets the stage
RC clusters by what the account can do
T-series follows who is processing through
[Outro]
From TFSA to FHSA and RRSP too
The pattern language guides you through
Account type codes in the RC lane
Pattern eight mastered, knowledge gained
10. Pattern 9: Objection Forms — One Per Statute
[Verse 1]
Got a tax dispute, need to make it right?
Pattern nine will guide you through the fight
Every statute has its own objection door
One form each, nothing less, nothing more
Income Tax Act, that's the biggest game
T400A, remember that name
Four hundred pound gorilla in the room
File that form or face your doom
[Chorus]
E-forms for Excise, that's the key
GST-form when it's GST
RC-forms for the newer federal way
T400A's the gorilla, big and gray
One per statute, crystal clear
Know your Act, the form appears
Pattern nine will never let you down
Best objection system around
[Verse 2]
Excise Tax Act splits in two different ways
GST gets GST159 for your case
Non-GST excise, use E413
E414's there if you need it clean
Excise Act 2001, E680's your friend
Air Travellers Security, E676 to send
Greenhouse Gas Pollution, RC644's the call
Pattern nine covers them all
[Chorus]
E-forms for Excise, that's the key
GST-form when it's GST
RC-forms for the newer federal way
T400A's the gorilla, big and gray
One per statute, crystal clear
Know your Act, the form appears
Pattern nine will never let you down
Best objection system around
[Bridge]
Softwood Lumber Export, RC45 in line
Luxury Items Tax, E421's fine
Underused Housing Tax, UHT0001's the code
Ontario Corps Tax, ON100 on that road
QST for SLFIs, RC375's the way
Know your statute, form today
[Verse 3]
No confusion when you know the rule
One objection form per statute, that's the tool
Memorize the pattern, make it stick
Right form, right statute, filing's quick
From the biggest income tax dispute
To the smallest excise route
Pattern nine will see you through
Perfect form for me and you
[Outro]
When the government comes calling with a bill
Pattern nine gives you the skill
One per statute, that's the law
Perfect forms without a flaw
E-forms, RC-forms, GST too
T400A, the gorilla's due
Pattern nine, objection forms
Navigate those legal storms
11. Pattern 10: CPT Forms — Country Codes
[Verse 1]
When your worker's crossing borders, heading to another land
Social security coverage needs a helping hand
Don't memorize the numbers, that's not how we play
Just search CPT and the country name, you'll find your way
[Chorus]
Forty-nine to seventy-two, original treaty crew
One-eleven to seventy-three, newer partners too
Eight thirteen sixteen seventeen, admin forms you see
CPT country codes, cross-border guarantee
[Verse 2]
Employee going abroad or foreign worker coming here
Which country's system covers them? Let's make it crystal clear
The forms exist for one thing, certification's the game
To prove which social security system stakes the claim
[Chorus]
Forty-nine to seventy-two, original treaty crew
One-eleven to seventy-three, newer partners too
Eight thirteen sixteen seventeen, admin forms you see
CPT country codes, cross-border guarantee
[Bridge]
Coverage applications, religious exemptions too
Administrative forms are there to help you through
Don't stress about the numbers, alphabetical they run
Within their ranges roughly, search and you are done
[Verse 3]
When borders blur and workers move from nation unto nation
CPT forms provide the proper documentation
Never need to memorize, just know the pattern's there
Search by country name and find the form with care
[Final Chorus]
Forty-nine to seventy-two, original treaty crew
One-eleven to seventy-three, newer partners too
Eight thirteen sixteen seventeen, admin forms you see
CPT country codes, cross-border guarantee
[Outro]
Cross-border workers covered, that's the CPT way
Search the country name and you'll be set today
12. Pattern 11: Information Slips Follow a "Who Pays Whom" Logic
[Verse 1]
Your boss cuts checks, you get T4
Salary and benefits, that's what it's for
Employer to employee, wages flow
CRA needs to track what you're owed
Pensions coming through the door
T4A tells them even more
Payer to recipient, the money moves
Government tracking all the grooves
[Chorus]
Who pays whom, follow the line
Every slip has this design
From the payer to receiver
Information slip believer
Summary goes to CRA
Slip copy comes your way
Who pays whom, that's the key
Information transparency
[Verse 2]
Lost your job, need EI aid
Service Canada's got you paid
T4E shows the benefits received
Claimant gets what they achieved
RRSP withdrawal time has come
T4RSP shows the total sum
Issuer to annuitant, retirement cash
Government watching every stash
[Chorus]
Who pays whom, follow the line
Every slip has this design
From the payer to receiver
Information slip believer
Summary goes to CRA
Slip copy comes your way
Who pays whom, that's the key
Information transparency
[Verse 3]
Dividends and interest earned
T5 shows what you've returned
Payer to investor, profits made
Every dollar's been displayed
Trust income gets allocated
T3 keeps beneficiaries updated
Trustee to beneficiary flow
Documentation helps them know
[Bridge]
Construction contracts, that's T5018
Broker trades on T5008 scene
Partnerships report on T5013
Non-residents get NR4 and T4A-NR routine
Every slip needs summary form
One for you, one for the norm
CRA gets the full report
While you get your own support
[Chorus]
Who pays whom, follow the line
Every slip has this design
From the payer to receiver
Information slip believer
Summary goes to CRA
Slip copy comes your way
Who pays whom, that's the key
Information transparency
[Outro]
Money flows and paper trails
Information never fails
Who pays whom, remember this
Every slip follows the bliss
13. Putting It All Together: The Decision Tree
[Verse 1]
Got a form code you don't recognize today
Don't panic there's a systematic way
First step check the prefix at the start
That's your compass that's your chart
T1 means individual taxpayer's filing
T2 corporation profit reconciling
T3 for trusts T4 employment slip
T5 investment info on this coding trip
[Chorus]
Prefix number suffix that's the way
Break it down and you'll be okay
Prefix tells you who and what it's for
Number range reveals so much more
Suffix shows the format and the use
Decision tree will set your mind loose
CRA forms follow patterns every time
Once you know the code it's paradigm
[Verse 2]
T5013 that's partnership reporting
5000 range provincial forms supporting
B means excise duty returns
L for licence that's what prefix learns
GST for sales tax don't you know
RC admin and registered plans flow
CPT international social security
NR non-resident forms you see
[Chorus]
Prefix number suffix that's the way
Break it down and you'll be okay
Prefix tells you who and what it's for
Number range reveals so much more
Suffix shows the format and the use
Decision tree will set your mind loose
CRA forms follow patterns every time
Once you know the code it's paradigm
[Verse 3]
Now check the number range to find your zone
Neighbourhood maps will guide you home
Finally look at suffix at the end
SCH means schedule forms extend
SUM for summary filed with CRA
WS worksheet for your working day
ADJ adjustment request to make
S with numbers schedules overtake
[Bridge]
C or D or TC or R
Provincial form types there you are
Pattern three provincial designation
Master this for form navigation
[Chorus]
Prefix number suffix that's the way
Break it down and you'll be okay
Prefix tells you who and what it's for
Number range reveals so much more
Suffix shows the format and the use
Decision tree will set your mind loose
CRA forms follow patterns every time
Once you know the code it's paradigm
[Outro]
When you see a code you've never met
Use this tree you're all set
Pattern language guides your way
CRA forms decoded every day
14. The "Which Floor Do I Live On?" Cheat Sheet
[Verse 1]
Welcome to the building where the forms all live
Ten floors organized, got the codes to give
Personal tax prep on the first floor stands
T1 returns and schedules in your hands
T776 for rental property care
T2125 for business, T778 to share
Schedules one through fifteen all aligned
First floor foundation keeps your taxes refined
[Chorus]
Which floor do I live on, where's my form today
Personal first, corporate second way
Trusts on third, payroll fourth they say
Fifth for partnerships, ground floor GST
Basement for excise, parking cross-border free
Financial shadow wing, RC7 key
Ten patterns total, thirty seconds flat
CRA building, now you know where you're at
[Verse 2]
Second floor corporate, T2 is the name
T2 schedules one through one-thirty in the game
Provincial schedules backing up the flow
Corporate taxation, second floor to go
Third floor trusts and estates hold the line
T3 return with schedules so fine
T3 schedules one through fifteen stand
Provincial T3 forms across the land
[Chorus]
Which floor do I live on, where's my form today
Personal first, corporate second way
Trusts on third, payroll fourth they say
Fifth for partnerships, ground floor GST
Basement for excise, parking cross-border free
Financial shadow wing, RC7 key
Ten patterns total, thirty seconds flat
CRA building, now you know where you're at
[Verse 3]
Fourth floor payroll with the T4 crew
TD1 forms and CPT30 too
RC18 waiting in the lobby space
Payroll processing, fourth floor base
Fifth floor partnerships, T5013 strong
Schedules one through one-thirty all along
T5013 FIN to close the deal
Partnership forms make the fifth floor real
[Bridge]
Ground floor GST returns and more
Elections rebates at the entry door
Basement B-series, loading dock L
Excise regulated, forms that sell
Parking cross-border, CPT and NR
T2062, T1135 star
NR73 and 74 shine
Cross-border forms in the parking line
[Outro]
Financial institutions shadow wing
RC7 thousand, SLFI bring
The system's big but not random at all
Ten patterns guide you through every call
Thirty seconds max to find your way
CRA building, forms every day
Which floor you living on, now you know
Pattern language, watch your knowledge grow
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