Notices and Reviews

Understand the CRA terms used when a filed return is assessed, reviewed, or changed.

This subsection covers the words that appear after the CRA processes a return or changes a previous result.

What Belongs Here

Use this subsection when a CRA notice, assessment, or change has already arrived and the next problem is understanding what the result means.

Best Starting Pages

Use these pages when the CRA has already processed something and the next question is what the result means.

Practical Reader Path

In this section

  • Notice of Assessment
    Learn what a Notice of Assessment is and why it is one of the most important CRA documents after filing.
  • Reassessment
    Understand what reassessment means when the CRA changes a previously assessed return.