Tax Checksincome
I earned money on a platform - will the CRA know?
Platform income is no longer as private as people assume.
Is this you?
- I earned through Uber, Airbnb, Etsy, Upwork, or similar platforms
- I didn't receive a Canadian tax slip for the earnings
- I relied on platform summaries instead of detailed records
"If I didn't get a slip, the CRA won't see it."
As of 2024, many platforms must report seller earnings to tax authorities by January 31 each year. Filing is increasingly a data-matching exercise.
Why guessing is risky
- Mismatch between platform data and your return can trigger follow-ups years later
- Gross vs net mistakes are common and expensive to unwind
- Platforms often restrict access to detailed history after a short window
Safe to ignore if
- I had no platform income
- I already reported platform income accurately with full summaries
Stop and check if
- I earned platform income and didn't report it
- I'm unsure whether I reported gross or net amounts
- I no longer have complete access to my platform records
Resolve the doubt
Check my platform income risk (2 minutes)We'll tell you if this needs reporting and what to do next.
"Most people discover a cleaner reporting approach that reduces reassessment risk."