tax payment before or after assessment

[tiktak]

First time filer. My consultant prepare my tax return mailed to cra last month . He said to wait for the assesment before i pay tax due of thousand bucks. My concern is the deadline is april 30 and my consultant keeps on saying wait for assesment. Is it right to wait for assessment before paying? My feeling if i dont pay by april 30, ill be charge of penalty and interest. Hope anyone could clarify this for me. Thanks

 

[steaky]

Yes, your feeling is probably correct. I suggest you contact CRA as soon as possible.

 

[justagirrl]

You need to make the payment on or before April 30th whether you have the assessment or not.

 

[Alreadyhere]

++1 you have to pay by the deadline, not after the assessment comes