Question on 3 year of tax filing

[kshitizsharma81]

We as family are updating citizenship application. We landed in Sep 2022 and have completed the required days of residency to be eligible for citizenship. However I have one query regarding tax filing.
I have filed 3 years tax i.e. 2022, 2023 and 2024. So I'm good on that part
But, my wife only has 2 years tax filing i.e. 2023 and 2024. She didn't have any income in 2022 as she was able to secure a job in 2023. Will that affect the application? If yes, does she need to do back dated tax filing for 2022.

Any response will be appreciated.

 

[Chasechs]

She needs to file taxes for every year she has been in Canada, working or not. So yes she will need to do back filing with CRA.

 

[armoured]

We as family are updating citizenship application. We landed in Sep 2022 and have completed the required days of residency to be eligible for citizenship. However I have one query regarding tax filing.
I have filed 3 years tax i.e. 2022, 2023 and 2024. So I'm good on that part
But, my wife only has 2 years tax filing i.e. 2023 and 2024. She didn't have any income in 2022 as she was able to secure a job in 2023. Will that affect the application? If yes, does she need to do back dated tax filing for 2022.

Any response will be appreciated.

There's a button for 'required to file'; in theory she can check that as she would have had no tax payable - presumably that is. (The requirement is to file taxes, I believe, when you owe - but also in some other specific circumstances).

In my view it would probably be better for her to just do the backdated filing - in most cases should be simple for someone with no income. I'd even go so far as to say it might be willing to pay someone in a shop o do it, just to save time.

 

[armoured]

She needs to file taxes for every year she has been in Canada, working or not. So yes she will need to do back filing with CRA.

This isn't precisely correct - the requirement is 'to have filed taxes if needed.'

See here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ces/canadian-citizenship/adult-minor/who.html

That said, the question of who needs to file is not (IMO) completely straightforward, and it's probably better for most to simply file (if income is low, they're more likely to actually get some benefits).