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How to know exactly where each slip box goes without memorizing the CRA guide
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Designed to read on your phone screen while you sit at the kitchen table with someone's slips spread out in front of you.
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You open the CRA guide and it's hundreds of lines packed into dense paragraphs. No arrows, no order. You scroll and scroll and still can't find where box 14 goes.
Every spring you type numbers into the software and hope the software catches the rest. You finish the return and feel the same doubt: did I miss a deduction? Did I put the RRSP on the wrong line?
Your parents trust you with their return. Your neighbor says you're good with numbers. But you've never seen the path from a slip to a finished T1, and nobody drew it for you.
This page draws the seven steps in the same order you follow every time: identification, total income, net income, taxable income, Schedule 1, Form 428, refund or balance owing.
One glance and you know where you are in the return. No guessing which section comes next.
When the return is drawn in order, you stop guessing and start following.
Nine parts that walk you from the identification block to the refund line, with every slip, deduction and credit drawn on its own page.
Each concept gets a full page and a drawing. You see the answer before you read a single sentence. No flipping back and forth between sections, no cross-references to hunt down.
This page shows line 43500 (total payable) minus line 48200 (tax already deducted). If the result is negative, it goes to line 48400: that's a refund. If it's positive, it goes to line 48500: that's a balance owing.
One drawing, one answer. You see the path from total payable to refund or balance, and you know exactly which line to check.
What you see drawn, you don't need to memorize.
What a T1 is, who has to file, which slips to collect and the seven steps you follow every time.
The identification block: marital status, province of residence on December 31 and the yes/no boxes people skip.
Every slip box drawn to its T1 line: T4, T5, T4A, T4E, retirement slips, trust income and capital gains.
RRSP, FHSA, union dues, enhanced CPP and every deduction that brings total income down to net income.
From line 23600 to line 26000: what sits between net income and taxable income, and why it matters.
The 2025 federal brackets, Schedule 1, and every non-refundable credit drawn on its own page.
Which Form 428 for which province, with Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces.
Total payable, tax already paid, refundable credits, and the final line: refund or balance owing.
A full return walked through in seven steps, frequent mistakes with slips and credits, and the checklist before you file.
Practice on invented clients, from the first slip to the refund or balance owing, and check every line against a worked answer return.
Keep the slip-to-line map, the seven steps and the most frequent errors on one card each, ready to print and keep beside the keyboard.
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PDF by email: You receive The T1 Return, Drawn Line by Line as a PDF in your inbox, along with the 2 free books. You pay once: no installments, no extra charges.
Every spring you sit down with your parent's or partner's slips and type numbers into the software without really knowing where each one goes. This book draws the path so you stop guessing.
You've looked at courses that cost hundreds of dollars. Before you sign up, this book shows you the T1 one drawn page at a time so you can see if tax preparation is for you.
You want to help neighbors with simple returns and walk in knowing the seven steps. This book gives you the drawn map to follow, return after return.
📄 Digital book in PDF: it comes by email. Nothing is shipped on paper.
100% money-back guarantee for 30 days. Use the book with a real return. If it doesn't help you follow the T1 from the first slip to the last line, tell us what didn't work and we'll refund every cent.
It's a digital PDF. You receive it by email and can read it on any screen or print it at home.
Yes. Every page is designed for a phone screen, so you can check a line while you sit at the computer with the return open.
Yes. Part I starts with what a T1 actually is and walks you through the seven steps before any numbers appear. No prior tax knowledge needed.
You receive everything by email in PDF. The book and both bonus books arrive in one message.
No. This is an independent illustrated study guide. It follows the CRA's Federal Income Tax and Benefit Guide for the 2025 tax year, but it is not published or endorsed by the Canada Revenue Agency.
No. It's a self-study guide that draws the T1 step by step. If you plan to prepare returns for a fee, you need to register for EFILE with the CRA—check canada.ca for the current rules.
Yes. You pay once and keep the PDF. No subscription, no renewal.
No. The book covers provinces and territories outside Quebec. Quebec residents file a separate provincial return with Revenu Québec, which this book does not include.
The 2025 tax year. Line numbers and amounts follow the CRA's 2025 guide.
This book teaches you the T1 return. To charge for preparing other people's returns, you must register for EFILE with the CRA and meet its requirements. Anyone who prepares more than five returns for compensation in a calendar year must file them electronically. Check canada.ca for the current rules.
No more staring at the screen wondering where box 14 goes.
No more finishing a return and hoping you didn't miss a line.
Open the book, follow the seven steps, and hand back the return knowing where every number landed.
Next spring, someone will hand you their slips again. This time, you'll know exactly where every number lands.
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