{"id":9187,"date":"2025-08-25T05:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T05:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/?p=9187"},"modified":"2025-08-26T06:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T06:31:56","slug":"cra-services-shutdown-august-2025-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/cra-services-shutdown-august-2025-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"CRA services shutting down temporarily from August 29, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9187\" class=\"elementor elementor-9187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39613402 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39613402\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b9307a3 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"2b9307a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fa2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66fa2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CRA has announced a planned CRA services shutdown for its EFILE service as well as other online portals. This major tax filing outage is a result of a system migration to new data centers.\u00a0<\/p><p>The service interruption is scheduled to begin on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and is expected to last until Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. ET. The CRA notes there is a possibility the outage could be extended to Wednesday, September 3, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafe29a pbmit-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fafe29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/58-August25-News.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9194\" alt=\"CRA online services shutdown Aug 29\u2013Sep 2, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/58-August25-News.webp 1500w, https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/58-August25-News-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/58-August25-News-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/58-August25-News-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfda750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfda750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During this time, a wide range of electronic services will be unavailable, including:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>EFILE for Individuals (T1), Corporations (T2), and Trusts (T3)\u00a0<\/li><li>Auto-fill my return (AFR)\u00a0<\/li><li>ReFILE service\u00a0<\/li><li>My Account and My Business Account portals\u00a0<\/li><li>Client Data Enquiry\u00a0<\/li><li>Notice of assessment via Tax Software\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93edb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_custom_heading\" data-id=\"e93edb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-custom-heading \"><h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tWhat You Can Do to Minimize Disruptions \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff4490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff4490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This outage is a necessary step for improving the CRA&#8217;s systems. By being prepared, you can make sure your plans aren&#8217;t interrupted.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plan Ahead:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> If you or your clients have any urgent filings or payments due around the end of August or early September, complete them well in advance of the August 29 shutdown.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Access Documents Early:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> If you need to access any client information or documents from the CRA portals for upcoming work, download and save them before online services go down.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communicate with Clients:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Advise your clients of the service interruption to manage expectations, especially if their returns or applications are affected by the downtime<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/legendfusions.com\/ca\/contact-us\/\">Contact Legend Fusions today<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to ensure your filings are complete well before the shutdown!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f494a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_custom_heading\" data-id=\"f494a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-custom-heading \"><div 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