What you need to know

Your business or entity must be tax compliant to be eligible for certain government licences, programs, contracts and agreements.

You can check your tax compliance status using the Tax Compliance Verification (TCV) online service.

When you use the online service, you will receive a TCV number. You can use this number in applications and agreements that require Tax Compliance Verification.  

Benefits of the TCV online service

The TCV online service is free to use. Once you are set up, you can:

  • verify your tax compliance status
  • receive email alerts about changes to your tax status
  • learn why your status is non-compliant (if applicable)
  • learn how to become compliant (if applicable)

Before you check your tax compliance status

If you file corporate income tax or GST/HST, you are required to upload a Filing and Balance Confirmation (FBC) letter from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). This letter shows if you have outstanding returns or balances.

Make sure your FBC letter is:

  • the most recent version
  • in the original PDF format
  • not scanned or expired

You can find the PDF version of the letter in your CRA My Business Account, under Alternate Format in your list of correspondence items.

How to check your tax compliance status

Follow these steps to check if your business or entity is tax compliant:

  1. Go to the TCV online service.
  2. Create a My Ontario Account using your email address and a secure password or sign in using your existing credentials.
  3. Complete the Tax Compliance Verification registration using your business information and select Tax Compliance Verification under your enrollments.
  4. Select Request TCV Number.
  5. If required, attach the original PDF version of your Filing and Balance Confirmation (FBC) letter.
  6. Select View Summary to review your tax compliance information.
  7. Save your TCV number for your records or download your TCV Certificate.

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