How to file the corporations tax annual return and EFF declaration — and autofill 013-1872 with my-id.ca
File your annual return and EFF declaration without retyping corporate details
Ontario corporations filing the Annual Return and Exempt From Filing (EFF) declaration repeat corporation legal name, business number, registered office address, and director details on every filing package. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Corporations tax forms and publications — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Annual Return and EFF Declaration and Guide — 013-1872
What this form is about
Form 013-1872 is the Annual Return and EFF Declaration and Guide for Ontario corporations — an EFF declaration is due within six months of taxation year end when criteria are met; confirm rules on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Corporation legal name and Ontario corporation number.
- Registered office address and business number.
- Director names and addresses for the reporting year.
- Taxation year end and whether EFF criteria apply — review with your accountant.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your corporation name, address, and director details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- What is an EFF declaration?
- A declaration that the corporation meets exempt-from-filing criteria for corporations tax — confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills corporation name, address, business number, and director details.
- Is this the CIA annual return?
- The Corporations Information Act annual return is filed separately through the Ontario Business Registry — confirm both obligations.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.