My thanks to the CRA – got a big refund through Taxpayer Relief

Back in 2004 I decided to go back to university for another science degree (biology). For some reason I forgot to submit my T2202 forms for the tuition and textbook refund.Totally by accident I discovered my mistake a few months ago. I contacted the university to send me the T2202 forms for the period 2004 to 2011 (the degree took a long time because I did it part time while I was working).Then I called CRA to see what to do. The person I spoke to was super helpful, explained what to do, and emailed me all the forms I needed to fill out. He also said to send a cover letter explaining what happened and asking for Taxpayer Relief because they only have to go back 3 years.A few months later they sent me my tax refund for the full amount – over $4000. They didn’t have to, but they went back 16 years to amend my tax returns.No one likes to pay taxes, but I’ve never had a bad experience with the CRA. Thanks.EDIT: Thanks for the karma guys. I gotta say, I never would have thought saying something nice about the CRA would get more upvotes than posting a cute kitty-kat video. (lmao) via /r/PersonalFinanceCanada https://ift.tt/39BxOxc