Acquire the T2 Short in ProFile

The CRA has two different pre-printed forms:

• T2 Corporate Income tax return: Any corporation can use this form (it's eight pages in length)
• T2 Short Return: This is a simpler version of the T2 Corporate Income tax return. Corporations which meet certain conditions can use this return (it's two pages in length plus the S1, S8, and S50).

When a corporation uses the CRA's pre-printed forms to file their paper return, they can print any of these forms from the CRA site and use it. This, however, doesn't apply to computerized software.

As per the CRA's filing requirements, CRA-certified software will only print a 2D barcode which contains all the information entered in the return. A corporation must submit this 2D barcode to paper file their return.

ProFile only produces the full version of the T2 return. To submit a T2 short, the form can be found, completed, and printed from the CRA's website.

Note: for more information on T2 returns, check out our ProFile T2 Return Guide.