02/05/2026
Curious to know why your might be selected for a CRA audit? Itโs not random! Certain files are more likely to be selected for an audit than others!.
Check the info graph below for factors that might trigger a CRA audit
๐จ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ: a missing T4/T5/ or more commonly a T4A slip might be flagged if submitted by the issuer but missing from the your T1 file.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐: All expense submitted to CRA are categorized into a GIFI (General Index Of Financial Information) which can be a different than whatโs on your accounting records. So, claiming an expense category that is exceptionally large might trigger an inquiry.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐: the question of if this is a legitimate business might arise
๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:ย IF CRA inquires about an expense and you canโt prove it the inquiry might expand into an audit.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Certain businesses might involve large cash transactions. If youโre in such a business, make sure your documentation is audit-ready.
๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ด๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: 100% of your car expenses claimed for business when you own a single car might raise questions about the legitimacy of your deduction, rightly so.
