Postmark on Canadian return

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MSS1976
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Postmark on Canadian return

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Does anybody know if the CRA will consider a return as filed on time if it is postmark by a US post office on April 30? In other words, will a non-Canada Post postmark count?
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nelsona
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Re: Postmark on Canadian return

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The IRS *used to* not accept foreign postmarks as meeting timeliness, but that has changed since 2002.

I have never heard of CRA ever having such arcane rules, and would assume any timely foreign postmark as sufficient.
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MSS1976
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Re: Postmark on Canadian return

Post by MSS1976 »

Thanks!!!
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