*** Transcriber's Note: Please set your voice synthesizer to read most punctuation. When you encounter the caret sign at the end of a line, please enter the applicable information, if necessary. Tables are set-up in a narrative format and are indicated by three back-slashes at the beginning and at the end. Also, shaded areas are indicated by two back-slashes at the beginning and at the end. *** T1-ADJ E (08-08) (Front) Canada Revenue Agency T1 ADJUSTMENT REQUEST - Use this form to request an adjustment (a reassessment) to an individual income tax return. - See the back of this form for information on how to complete it. - Send the completed form to the Individual Client Services and Benefits Division of your tax centre as indicated on your notice of assessment. You can find the address on the back of this form. \\ For filing (enter an "X" ) ^ DO NOT USE THIS AREA PSN (enter 14-digit number) ^ CORLOC # (enter 9-digit number) ^ Ack. ^ St. Code ^ Assessor ^ Date (Year/Month/Day) ^ Revision ^ Date (Year/Month/Day) ^ \\ A - Identification Social insurance number (enter 9-digit number) ^ Adjustment request for the tax year ^ (complete a separate form for each year) Full name: (please print your surname first) ^ Address: (please print) (enter an "X" to the applicable) - same as on the return ^ - or: ^ B - Authorization - complete this area if you are authorizing a person or firm to make this request on your behalf. Name and address of authorized person or firm preparing this request: (please print) ^ Letter of authorization (or Form T1013, Authorizing or Cancelling a representative) for the year under review (must indicate level 2 - See HOW TO COMPLETE THE FORM on reverse): (enter an "X" to the applicable) - was submitted previously ^ - is attached ^ C - Adjustment details Using your copy of your tax return and your Notice of Assessment or Reassessment, list below the details of your requested change. If you have received an assessment or reassessment notice with an amount that is different from the amount on the return, use the amount stated on the notice. See the back of this form for information about required documentation and for examples of how to complete this area. *** Transcriber's Note: In print, the following table was set-up as 6 columns with the possibility of 6 entry lines. Enter as many lines as necessary for the following. The columns are labelled as: Line number from return or schedule; Name of line from return or schedule; Previous amount; Plus or minus; Amount of change; Revised amount. *** \\\ Line 1: Line number from return or schedule ^ Name of line from return or schedule ^ Previous amount ^ Plus or Minus ^ Amount of change ^ Revised amount ^ Line 2: Line number from return or schedule ^ Name of line from return or schedule ^ Previous amount ^ Plus or Minus ^ Amount of change ^ Revised amount ^ Line 3: Line number from return or schedule ^ Name of line from return or schedule ^ Previous amount ^ Plus or Minus ^ Amount of change ^ Revised amount ^ \\\ Other details or explanations (attach an extra sheet if required) ^ D - Certification I certify that the information given on this form and any documents attached is, to the best of my knowledge, correct and complete. Date (Year/Month/Day) ^ Taxpayer signature ^ Representative signature ^ Telephone (Home) (including area code)^ (Business) (including area code) ^ T1-ADJ E (08-08) (Back) Send the completed form to your tax centre as indicated on your Notice of Assessment. You will find the address listed below. St. John's Tax Centre 290 Empire Avenue St. John's NL A1B 3Z1 Shawinigan-Sud Tax Centre 4695 - 12th Avenue Shawinigan-Sud QC G9N 7S6 Jonquière Tax Centre 2251 René Lévesque Boulevard Jonquière QC G7S 5J1 Summerside Tax Centre 275 Pope Road Summerside PE C1N 5Z7 Sudbury Tax Centre 1050 Notre-Dame Avenue Sudbury ON P3A 5C1 Winnipeg Tax Centre 66 Stapon Road Winnipeg MB R3C 3M2 Surrey Tax Centre 9755 King George Highway Surrey BC V3T 5E1 International Tax Services Office 2204 Walkley Road Ottawa ON K1A 1A8 (international and non-resident taxpayers only) HOW TO COMPLETE THE FORM Area A: Identification - Complete this area in full so that we know exactly who you are and what return you want us to reassess. Note: We will accept a change of address only from you or your legal representative. A legal representative can be someone with your power of attorney, a guardian, or an executor or administrator of your estate. Area B: Authorization - Complete this area if you are authorizing a person or firm to make this request on your behalf. - You have to authorize us to discuss your tax matters with this person or firm by providing a signed letter or Form T1013, Authorizing or Cancelling a representative. You do not have to provide a letter or Form T1013 if there is already one on file. - The letter of authorization or Form T1013 must indicate Level 2 to make changes to a taxpayer's account. Note: You can get Form T1013 from any Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) office or our Web site at www.cra.gc.ca or by calling 1- 800-959-2221. Area C: Adjustment details - Please provide all details for each change you request (you do not have to show a recalculation of your taxes). - Show any losses in brackets (e.g., self-employed business loss). - If you are changing a line on which you already claimed an amount (see Example 1, below) and you did not previously provide the supporting documentation, you now have to provide supporting documentation for the entire revised amount. - Supporting documentation may include receipts, schedules, or other relevant documents. Your request may be delayed if you do not provide all required information with this form. - You can get more information about CRA's rules and policies for reassessments in Information Circular 75-7R3, Reassessment of a Return of Income. You can get IC75-7R3 from any CRA office or our Web site at www.cra.gc.ca or by calling 1-800-959-2221. - Following are two examples of how to complete this area. Example 1 Mary filed her 2006 return reporting the following information: Employment income $28,600 Union dues $500 After receiving her Notice of Assessment, Mary received an additional T4 slip. It showed $200 in income and $20 for union dues. To request a change to her return, Mary will complete Area C as follows: \\\ Line number from return or schedule 101 Name of line from return or schedule Employment income Previous amount 28,600 + Amount of change 200 Revised amount 28,800 Line number from return or schedule 212 Name of line from return or schedule Union dues Previous amount 500 + Amount of change 20 Revised amount 520 \\\ Note: Even though Mary did not submit receipts with her tax return for the original union dues claim of $500, she must now submit those receipts along with her additional T4 slip. Example 2 In certain situations there may not be a line number to use when requesting a change. Complete the form as shown in the following example. John filed his 2006 return without claiming the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit. When he received his Notice of Assessment, John realized that he had not claimed the credit. Since there is no line number for this claim, John will complete Area C as follows: \\\ Line number from return or schedule (blank) Name of line from return or schedule GST/HST credit Previous amount 0 + Amount of change 1 (Yes) Revised amount 1 (Yes) \\\ Area D: Certification - Make sure either you or your authorized representative signs and dates the request for a change to your return.