How to request approval to destroy tax records — and autofill 10015 with my-id.ca
Seek early records disposition approval without retyping business details
Businesses seeking Ministry of Finance approval to destroy tax books and records before the general retention period repeat legal name, business number, authorized representative contact, and record descriptions on every ARD request. 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: Retention/destruction of books and records — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Approval for Records Disposition (ARD) — 10015
What this form is about
Form 10015 is Approval for Records Disposition (ARD) used to request written permission to destroy Ontario tax books and records earlier than general consent rules allow — confirm retention requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Business legal name and mailing address.
- Business number and Ontario tax account identifiers if applicable.
- Books and records to be destroyed and taxation years covered.
- Authorized representative name, title, phone, and email.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your business name, address, and authorized representative contact 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
- When is ARD required?
- When you need written permission to destroy tax records earlier than Ontario's general consent rules — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills business name, address, and authorized representative contact details.
- Can I destroy records without approval?
- General consent may apply after the retention period — confirm conditions on ontario.ca before destroying anything.
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.