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Canada Revenue Agency
Protected B when completed
RC681 E
Request to Activate Paper Mail for my Business
Use this form if you choose to receive paper mail instead of online mail
through the My Business Account portal from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Use this form to update all your program accounts. If you do not want to
update all your program accounts, go to canada.ca/cra-sign-in-services. Do
not use this form to change your address information. Once the request is
processed, all paper mail will be sent to the address the CRA already has on
file.
Since the CRA will only process the most recent version of this form, make
sure to use the latest version available at canada.ca/cra-forms-publications.
Once this form is filled in, send it to your tax centre within six months of
the date it was signed or it will not be processed. To get a list of tax
centres, go to canada.ca/tax-centres.
Step 1 - Business identification
Business number (enter 9 digits) ^
Business name ^
Step 2 - Acknowledgements
- I understand that my business correspondence is available in the CRA's
secure My Business Account portal and that my authorized representatives can
also access it. I also understand that it is possible to sign up for email
notifications indicating when I receive business correspondence in the
portal.
- I understand that my business must have valid mailing addresses to receive
paper mail. I also understand that I must keep my business addresses updated
with the CRA, and that any returned mail to the CRA may result in a switch
from paper mail to online mail and require a newly signed request to re-
activate paper mail.
- I understand that this request to activate paper mail is valid for a two-
year period from the date that it is processed and that I will need to re-
apply to continue to receive paper mail once this request expires.
- I understand that this request to activate paper mail applies to all
program accounts for which I have signing authority.
- I understand that I will not receive a confirmation that this request has
been processed.
Step 3 - Certification
You must have signing authority for this business to sign this form. Forms
that cannot be processed will be returned to the business. The CRA may
contact you for more information.
Choose the appropriate option:
I am the:
owner (such as the sole proprietor or a partner of a partnership) ^
corporate director or corporate officer, delegated authority, legal
representative, or officer of a non-profit organization ^
First name: ^
Last name: ^
Telephone number (including area code): ^
Social insurance number (SIN) (enter 9 digit number): ^
RepID for delegated authority (enter 7 digits): ^
The CRA will not process this form if your name does not match the one in the
CRA's records. To avoid processing delays, verify that the CRA has complete
and valid information on file for you before signing this form.
By signing this form, you confirm that you are requesting to receive paper
mail for your business.
Signature: ^
Date (Year/Month/Day): ^
Personal information (including the SIN) is collected and used to administer
or enforce the Income Tax Act and related programs and activities including
administering tax, benefits, audit, compliance, and collection. The
information collected may be disclosed to other federal, provincial,
territorial, aboriginal or foreign government institutions to the extent
authorized by law. Failure to provide this information may result in paying
interest or penalties, or in other actions. Under the Privacy Act,
individuals have a right of protection, access to and correction of their
personal information, and to file a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner
of Canada regarding the handling of their personal information. Refer to
Personal Information Banks CRA PPU 005, CRA PPU 015, CRA PPU 047, CRA PPU
063, CRA PPU 094, CRA PPU 140, CRA PPU 178, CRA PPU 218, and CRA PPU 223 on
Info Source at canada.ca/cra-info-source.
