Making payments to Tax and Revenue Administration

The Government Tax Payment and Filing Service is offered by most financial institutions for corporate or business accounts. Electronic payment is a fast, easy, convenient and secure way to pay your corporate or commodity taxes. For more information, see the links below, or contact your bank or TelPay for Business.

How to pay electronically through your financial institution

1. Go to Pay Your Taxes Online.
2. Click on your financial institution and follow the instructions provided.
3. Select ‘Alberta Finance’ and the program that you are making a payment for. For example, ‘Alberta Finance – Corporate Income Tax’ located under ‘Provincial – Alberta’.

Watch a video of the process

Participating financial institutions

• ATB Financial
  • ATB Electronic Payment guide
• Bank of America
• Bank of Montreal (BMO)
  • BMO Electronic Payment guide
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(CIBC)
• Citibank Canada
• Desjardins
• HSBC Bank Canada (HSBC)
• JP Morgan
• Korean Exchange Bank
• Laurentian Bank
• National Bank of Canada
• Royal Bank
• Scotiabank
• TD Canada Trust

Alberta Finance Electronic Payment Enabled Providers

• 1st Choice Savings & Credit Union Ltd.
• Alberta's Credit Union (ABCU)
• Beaumont Credit Union Ltd.
• Bow Valley Credit Union Ltd.
• Canadian Western Bank (CWB)
• Chinook Financial
• connectFirst Credit Union
• Lakeland Credit Union
• Meridian Credit Union
• Rocky Credit Union Ltd.
• Servus Credit Union
• TelPay for Business
• Vermilion Credit Union Ltd.
• Vision Credit Union

To pay by credit card, use PaySimply, a third party service provider. The third party service provider will send your payment and remittance details to TRA. Third party service providers charge a fee for their service.

The effective date of receipt of your payment is the date TRA's account is credited. This is approximately 3 business days after a payment is made. Refer to the third party service provider terms and conditions.

You are responsible for making sure TRA receives your payment by the due date. TRA may charge you penalties or interest or both if your payment is late.

IFTA renewal fees

International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) renewal fees can be paid online using a credit card, with no transaction costs, through the Tax and Revenue Administration Client Self-service (TRACS) system or through PaySimply.

To pay by Interac e-transfer, use PaySimply, a third party service provider. The third party service provider will send your payment and remittance details to TRA. Third party service providers charge a fee for their service.

The effective date of receipt of your payment is the date TRA's account is credited, approximately 1 business day after a payment is made. Refer to the third party service provider terms and conditions.

Pay with cash or debit at any Canada Post location using PaySimply, a third-party service provider. The third party service provider will send your payment and remittance details to TRA. Third party service providers charge a fee for their service.

The effective date of receipt of your payment is the date TRA's account is credited, approximately 3 business days after a payment is made. Refer to the third party service provider terms and conditions.

Pay with PayPal using PaySimply, a third-party service provider. The third party service provider will send your payment and remittance details to TRA. Third party service providers charge a fee for their service.

The effective date of receipt of your payment is the date TRA's account is credited, approximately 3 business days after a payment is made. Refer to the third party service provider terms and conditions.

Cheques and money orders can be sent by mail or courier to TRA between 8:15 am and 4:30 pm MST, Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays.

TRA does not directly accept cash payments of taxes, levies and fees. Do not send cash in the mail.

All cheques or money orders should be made payable to the Government of Alberta.

On the back of the cheque or money order, note your Alberta Corporate Account Number and/or Business Identification Number (BIN) (for example, 123456789), program name, and the reporting period or tax year end of your payment.

Post-dated cheques are acceptable.

TRA considers the date we receive a payment to be the date used for interest calculation purposes, not the mailing date.

Only non-residents who do not have a Canadian bank account can pay using wire transfer. Contact TRA for more information.

Present the required original TRA remittance advice and your payment to the teller.

Remittance advices must be original and copies are not accepted. You may request an original remittance advice through TRACS.

Note: Not all financial institutions accept remittance advice forms in person. Contact your bank directly for acceptable payment methods.