For the 2024 tax year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will continue to administer the enhanced trust reporting rules as enacted for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023. Affected trusts are required to file a T3 Income Tax and Information Return (T3 return), including Schedule 15 (Beneficial Ownership Information of a Trust), unless specific conditions are met.

In 2024, there were several announcements about changes to business taxes that will take effect in 2025. We’ve gathered the key updates here, along with some helpful resources to make it easier to manage these changes and your taxes in the new year.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will not require bare trusts to file a T3 Income Tax and Information Return (T3 return), including Schedule 15 (Beneficial Ownership Information of a Trust) for the 2024 tax year, unless the CRA makes a direct request for these filings. This is a continuation of the exemption from the trust reporting requirements that was issued for bare trusts for the 2023 tax year.

In recognition that the new reporting requirements for bare trusts have had an unintended impact on Canadians, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will not require bare trusts to file a T3 Income Tax and Information Return (T3 return), including Schedule 15 (Beneficial Ownership Information of a Trust), for the 2023 tax year, unless the CRA makes a direct request for these filings.