--- title: "CRA My Business Account: Setup + Authorizing Us | EverStone" url: https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-my-business-account description: "CRA My Business Account: the portal where letters, balances and filings live. See registration, each section, and authorizing your accountant." type: service-or-info updated: 2026-10-02 summary: "My Business Account is the CRA’s portal for your corporation — where mail is delivered, balances are real-time, and filings can be confirmed rather than assumed. Every letter this site decodes arrives there first for companies on online mail. Two things every owner should do once: register for access, and authorize their accountant so professional help does not require forwarding screenshots." faq_count: 4 publisher: EverStone CPA Inc., a Chartered Professional Accountant firm registered with CPA British Columbia and CPA Alberta service_area: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba language: en-CA contact: info@everstonecpa.com · https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online --- [Home](https://www.everstonecpa.com/) [Resources](https://www.everstonecpa.com/resources) My Business Account How-to # My Business Account: *where the CRA actually talks to you* Updated 2 October 2026 **Quick answer:** [My Business Account](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/cra-login-services.html) is the CRA’s portal for your corporation — where mail is delivered, balances are real-time, and filings can be confirmed rather than assumed. Every letter this site decodes arrives there first for companies on online mail. Two things every owner should do once: register for access, and authorize their accountant so professional help does not require forwarding screenshots. Neither takes long, and both are precisely the kind of task that gets deferred until a deadline makes it urgent. Most of what people want from My Business Account, a representative can already do for them. [How representative access works](https://www.everstonecpa.com/forms/aut-01), or [ask what you actually need](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question). If you would rather not manage the portal yourself, we can be [authorized on your account](https://www.everstonecpa.com/forms/aut-01) and watch it for you. What this covers, at a glance. ## Registering, without the frustration Access is personal: you register as yourself, then connect to businesses where you are an owner or director. Identity checks can use your personal tax filings and a mailed security code, so register early; waiting for a mailed code is a bad place to be on a response deadline. ## What each part is for, in owner terms - **Mail** — the letters. If the corporation is on online mail, this is the only place they arrive; a review letter sitting unread here is still running its clock. - **Balances per program account** — corporate tax, GST/HST, payroll, each with its own ledger. The question “do we owe anything?” has a live answer here, not a remembered one. - **Filed returns and assessments** — what the CRA actually received and what it concluded, which settles most “did that go through?” anxieties in seconds. ## Authorizing your accountant, properly Authorization happens on the CRA’s side, never by sharing your login; be wary of anyone who asks. An authorized representative can view accounts, correspond and file, which lets us handle work like [handling a review letter](https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-letter-t2-review) directly instead of coaching you. Authorization is step one of onboarding, and revoking it is equally simple; the owner always holds the keys. Most owners open the account once and never return to it, which is an argument for [having an accountant use that access on your behalf](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accounting-services) rather than for more logins. ## Just incorporated? The bank account is step one of about nine Opening the account is a new corporation’s first, and easiest, administrative task. The others (choosing a year end, deciding on a GST number, setting up payroll before the first pay run) follow their own schedule and cost less done in order. [The first 90 days](https://www.everstonecpa.com/first-90-days) sets them out with dates. If you would rather talk it through than read it, [send an enquiry](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online) and a CPA will reply by email. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online)[Ask a Free Question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) Fastest first step: email what you’re facing to info@everstonecpa.com — reply within one business day, and we take it from there by email. General information, not tax advice. The document in your hand and its own dates govern. ## Common questions about my Business Account **Is online mail mandatory?** The CRA has been moving business correspondence online as the default, which makes portal access matter more, not less: a letter you have not seen still counts as delivered. Whatever your current setting, knowing where mail arrives is the point. [Ask about your case →](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) **I cannot get past the identity verification. Now what?** Verification uses your own filing history, so mismatches usually come from the wrong year’s figures. A mailed code means a delay, another reason to register before a deadline. **What can an authorized accountant see and do?** View accounts and mail, correspond, and file — scoped by the authorization level and always revocable by you. What we can never do is more than the authorization grants, which is why the proper channel beats shared logins on every axis. **Can you walk me through setup?** Yes — it is part of onboarding, and we will do it before it is urgent. Email info@everstonecpa.com and we will get your access and our authorization sorted in one short session. ## Get access before you need it Email us — portal setup and authorization is a one-session job, best done on no deadline at all. Email us — info@everstonecpa.com[Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online) ★★★★★ “…have been completing my bookkeeping, taxes and financials for the last 2 years and they have been amazing. Thank you!” R. H. · Google review ## Working with the CRA online [A tax talk your members will actually stay awake for](https://www.everstonecpa.com/speaking) [Business travel expenses: what the CRA accepts](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/travel-expenses-business-canada-cra) [Opening a business bank account what you need and why it matters](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/opening-a-business-bank-account-canada) [Setting up CRA My Business Account](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/cra-my-business-account-setup-guide) [RC, RP, RT and RZ program accounts](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/business-number-program-accounts-canada) [Direct deposit and CRA online mail](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/direct-deposit-and-cra-online-mail-business) [Payroll remittances and the RP account](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/payroll-remittances-canada-rp-account) [CRA letters, decoded](https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-letters) [Reading a notice of assessment](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/cra-notice-of-assessment-explained)[When your accounting firm merges or retires](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/accounting-firm-merged-what-now) --- Source: https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-my-business-account Prices: https://www.everstonecpa.com/pricing · Contact: info@everstonecpa.com · https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online