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How to pay Personal Taxes to the CRA?

personal income tax payment to CRA

Paying personal taxes to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can be done through several convenient methods. It’s important to ensure that your payment is made on or before the due date to avoid interest and penalties.

You can use third-party service providers to pay with a credit card, PayPal, or Internet e-Transfer. One of the third-party service providers is “Paysimply”.

1. Open the website paysimply.ca

2. Click on Canada Revenue Agency

Canada revenue agency option

3. Enter your SIN, Business Number or Account Number and click Continue

enter SIN

4. Select the payment type

  • Individual Tax return – for amounts owed on your tax return after it was filed
  • Individual Tax instalment – for prepayments during the tax year
  • Individual Tax amount owing – for payment of any other amounts owed on taxes
  • CERB repayment – for CERB repayment options
  • Benefits and Credits – for repayments of any credits received that CRA has required repayment on
payment type

5. Complete the required information

6. Choose a payment option that works for you (keeping the fees in mind)

payment option

7. On the next page you will get to confirm all the information you entered.

Sunith Varkey

Sunith Varkey

Founder & Partner | One Accounting Professional Corporation

Sunith Varkey is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and Founder of One Accounting Professional Corporation, bringing over 17 years of international experience in accounting, financial management, Canadian corporate taxation, and business advisory.
Sunith qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa in 2012 and subsequently obtained his Canadian CPA designation in 2015. Throughout his career, he has held senior financial leadership and executive positions with large multinational corporations, publicly listed business groups, and growing private enterprises, gaining extensive experience in financial management, corporate governance, and strategic decision-making.
Since founding One Accounting in 2020, Sunith has focused on helping small and medium-sized businesses navigate the complexities of accounting, taxation, and financial management. Today, he leads a team of accounting professionals helping Canadian businesses with bookkeeping services, corporate tax compliance and planning, financial reporting, and strategic business advisory.
Combining his corporate finance background with an entrepreneurial perspective, Sunith takes a practical, results-oriented approach to helping businesses improve financial visibility, maintain compliance, and achieve sustainable growth.
Through his articles, he shares practical insights on Canadian taxation, accounting, financial management, and business strategy to help entrepreneurs and business owners make informed financial decisions.