--- title: "Your Year-End Sets Your T2 Filing Deadline: All 12 Months" url: https://www.everstonecpa.com/year-end-filing-months description: "A corporation with a March year-end files by September. Find your fiscal year-end in the table and see your T2 filing month — plus the balance-due trap." type: service-or-info updated: 2026-10-05 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) Year-end filing months Deadlines # Every fiscal year-end, *and the filing month it creates* Updated 5 October 2026 ## When is my T2 due? Enter your fiscal year-end. Payment comes before filing. The date appears straight away. This calculator needs JavaScript. [See this year’s dates](https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-tax-deadlines). Runs in your browser; nothing you enter is sent anywhere. General information, not advice for your situation. **Quick answer:** Your [T2 corporate return](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/corporations/corporation-income-tax-return.html) is due six months after your fiscal year-end (December files by June, March by September); the table covers all twelve months. The *tax payment* is generally due earlier, so “when is my T2 due” is two questions, and our [T2 deadline guide](https://www.everstonecpa.com/t2-deadline) and [calculator](https://www.everstonecpa.com/t2-deadline-calculator) answer both. If your year-end is close, [what a year end actually involves](https://www.everstonecpa.com/year-end-hub) is worth reading before you settle on a month. Your filing month follows your year-end; your payment deadline follows neither. [Ask us to check both](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=corporate-tax#enquiry-form). What this covers, at a glance. ## Find your year-end | Fiscal year-end | T2 filing deadline (6 months later) | | January 31 | July 31 | | February 28/29 | August 28/29 | | March 31 | September 30 | | April 30 | October 31 | | May 31 | November 30 | | June 30 | December 31 | | July 31 | January 31 | | August 31 | February 28/29 | | September 30 | March 31 | | October 31 | April 30 | | November 30 | May 31 | | December 31 | June 30 | Where a deadline lands on a weekend or holiday the CRA’s adjustment rules apply. See [the deadlines page](https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-tax-deadlines). A year-end on a day other than month-end shifts the arithmetic accordingly. For T2 dates beyond the filing month, including the balance-due date and instalments, the deadlines page lists this year’s. ## The payment comes before the paperwork The six-month filing window lulls people: the [balance owing](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/corporations/corporation-payments.html) is generally due earlier, and interest runs from that date. The [T2 deadline guide](https://www.everstonecpa.com/t2-deadline) explains which deadline applies, and the [calculator](https://www.everstonecpa.com/t2-deadline-calculator) gives both dates from your year-end. ## Choosing a year-end, if you still can A new corporation’s first year-end sets this clock permanently and decides whether filing season hits your busy season. See [choosing your corporate year-end](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/corporate-fiscal-year-end-canada-how-to-choose): a five-minute decision that deserves ten. ## What we do with this Clients’ deadlines are tracked from their year-end — filing, payment and [instalments](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/corporate-tax-installments-canada), so none of these dates is the owner’s job to remember. That is most of what “year-round” means: [send an enquiry](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=corporate-tax#enquiry-form) and stop carrying the calendar in your head. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=corporate-tax#enquiry-form)[Ask a Free Question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) General information, not tax advice. A letter’s own wording and dates govern — confirm anything that affects a decision by [sending us an enquiry](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=corporate-tax#enquiry-form). ## Common questions about year-end filing months **My year-end is mid-month — does the table still work?** The rule is the same — six months after your fiscal year-end — but from your exact date. A July 15 year-end files by January 15. The table shows month-ends because most corporations choose one. [Ask about your case →](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) **Is the payment really due before the return?** Generally yes, and it is the most expensive misunderstanding in corporate tax timing, because interest runs from the earlier date. Which payment deadline applies depends on the corporation — the T2 deadline guide sets out the cases. **Can I change my year-end?** Changing an established fiscal year-end needs CRA approval and a business reason. The realistic moment of choice is incorporation — which is why the choosing guide is written for new corporations. **Do instalments follow the same clock?** Instalments run through the year on their own schedule once they apply, which surprises profitable second-year corporations most — the instalments guide and calculator cover when they start. ## Deadlines and year-end choices [Home Buyers Plan repayment relief — The Home Buyers’ Plan five-year repayment grace period is extended to 2028](https://www.everstonecpa.com/tax-update/home-buyers-plan) [Year-End Document Checklist A free checklist of every document your accountant needs at year-end, grouped by where it comes from.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/year-end-document-checklist) [Accruing a bonus at year end: the 180-day rule](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/accrued-bonus-180-day-rule-canada) [The T2 deadline explained](https://www.everstonecpa.com/t2-deadline) [T2 deadline calculator Enter a year-end, get both dates](https://www.everstonecpa.com/t2-deadline-calculator) [Choosing a fiscal year-end](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/corporate-fiscal-year-end-canada-how-to-choose) [Late T2 penalties](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/t2-deadline-penalties-canada) [Corporate tax hub T2 filing, deadlines and planning](https://www.everstonecpa.com/corporate-tax-hub) [Year-end hub The full year-end sequence](https://www.everstonecpa.com/year-end-hub) --- Source: https://www.everstonecpa.com/year-end-filing-months Prices: https://www.everstonecpa.com/pricing · Contact: info@everstonecpa.com · https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online