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Do I need to pay my taxes before applying for citizenship?

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Slim1991

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May 17, 2019
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Hi everyone,
So I have 3k to pay to Quebec government for this year’s taxes and 2 k to the federal. It turns out my employers were not taking enough from my pay.
My question is: do i need to pay these two in order to apply and not get refused?
If i pay in instalments, do i risk being refused in my application?

Thank you in advance for any help you may provide
 
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Americanwife94

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Jun 5, 2016
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They care that you’ve submitted your taxes, not that you owe exactly $0. I also had the same thought but everything I’ve read led me to believe you can owe and still be approved for citizenship. Otherwise SO many people would be denied May-July when people are still paying their tax bill.
 
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firstax

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Tax filing is one way IRCC uses to verify residency, employment history and other background checks. They are not looking if you're owing taxes. A lot of people owe taxes or are on a payment plan so that's also not an issue too.
 
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abbas.pasha

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Slim1991 said:
Hi everyone,
So I have 3k to pay to Quebec government for this year’s taxes and 2 k to the federal. It turns out my employers were not taking enough from my pay.
My question is: do i need to pay these two in order to apply and not get refused?
If i pay in instalments, do i risk being refused in my application?

Thank you in advance for any help you may provide
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Do invest in RRSP ;)
 
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furrukhrao

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Slim1991 said:
Hi everyone,
So I have 3k to pay to Quebec government for this year’s taxes and 2 k to the federal. It turns out my employers were not taking enough from my pay.
My question is: do i need to pay these two in order to apply and not get refused?
If i pay in instalments, do i risk being refused in my application?

Thank you in advance for any help you may provide
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No, Tax returns and owing to the Govt are two different matter if you work at two Jobs better try to put some money in RRSP to balance the payments.
 
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Hummingbird89

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cara269 said:
Incorrect I have outstanding payments owed and my application went tru no problems IRCC doesn’t care , they only care about filing your taxes 3 years within the 5 years .
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I would hope that's true but I had agents from CRA on my LinkedIn page scoping me out. I had a re-assessment pending and they wanted me to submit my proof of donations made for $3600 otherwise I'd owe the difference in taxes. I cleared my situation up before it affected my timeline. The reason why my brother refuses to apply for citizenship is because he's been evading taxes for years. He was advised not to submit under those circumstances. Because of it, he missed our father's funeral abroad.
 
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