Express NOA is a secure Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) service that allows individuals and authorized representatives to view the notice of assessment (NOA) or notice of reassessment (NOR) in EFILE and NETFILE certified tax preparation software, right after the return has been received and processed by the CRA.

The notice of assessment provides a complete account summary with the result of the assessed return showing a refund, a zero balance, or a balance owing, tax assessment summary, explanation of changes and other information, and RRSP/PRPP deduction limit statement. It may also contain the Home Buyers’ Plan statement and Lifelong Learning Plan statement as well as the First Home Savings Account statement.

How can I use Express NOA?

Authorized Representatives

To use the Express NOA service, you must:

• be a certified electronic filer;
• be registered in Represent a Client and have a RepID, GroupID or business number; and
• use an EFILE-certified software.

Your client must:

• authorize you for online access (RepID, GroupID, or business number) to their CRA tax information, using one of the following methods:
  • directly in their My Account.
  • through your EFILE-certified software. The signature page generated by the software is to be signed by the client and kept by you for six years.
  • by confirming in their My Account the authorization request you submitted in Represent a Client.
• complete Part E of Form T183, Information Return for Electronic Filing of an Individual’s Income Tax and Benefit Return, and select the Express NOA option.

Individuals

To use the Express NOA service, you must:

• be registered for My Account; and
• use a NETFILE-certified software.

Once you file your return and receive your confirmation message, you will be prompted to enter your My Account user ID and password to use the Express NOA service. The notice of assessment will be delivered into your software right after filing your return. You can then save or print your notice of assessment.

Preparing a tax return for a family member or a friend

If you prepare a tax return for a family member or a friend, you need to:

• Be authorized to use Express NOA on their behalf. You can get this authorization by obtaining a RepID through the Represent a Client portal. The RepID identifies you with the CRA.
• Give your RepID to your family member or friend so they can authorize you as their representative through their My Account. For more information on authorizing a representative, go to Authorize or cancel a representative.
• Have them register for My Account.

Once you are authorized, you can receive their notice of assessment for them within NETFILE-certified software.

Express NOA does not show your payment

If you have to make a payment around the same time that you electronically file your tax return, your payment may not show up on your notice at that time. To confirm any payments made to the CRA, you can check your online banking portal, log into My Account or call the Individual Tax Account Balance Automated Service to hear your account balance.