Many non-resident taxpayers feel confused after receiving a notice to pay Non-Resident Withholding Tax:
“Where exactly do I make the payment?”
“How do I use the CRA website?”
“What’s the difference between Regular and Arrears?”
In this guide, AYL CPA will walk you through, step by step, how to make a Non-Resident Withholding Tax Payment on the CRA website.
🔹 Step 1
Go to the CRA website and under the “Taxes” section, select:
“Make a payment to the CRA”
🔹 Step 2
Click:
“Make a payment”
🔹 Step 3
Under “Ways to pay”, select:
“Debit card”
Then under “Learn how to pay”, select:
“Using My Payment”
(Online payment by debit card)
🔹 Step 4
Click:
“Pay now using My Payment”
🔹 Step 5
On the page:
“How to pay the amount you owe”
Select the type of tax you need to pay.
For Non-Resident Withholding Tax, choose:
“Non-Residents”
🔹 Step 6
Next, you will enter:
“Part XIII – Non-Resident Withholding Tax”
You will usually see two common options:
✅ Regular Remittance
= Current withholding tax payment
✅ Arrears Remittance
= Late payment, penalties, or interest amounts owing
Select the option that matches your situation.
🔹 Step 7
Enter your payment information:
▪ Account Number
Enter your NRV Account Number
▪ Period End
Enter the applicable payment month
▪ Amount
Enter the payment amount
🔹 Step 8
After confirming all information is correct, click:
“Confirm and proceed to pay”
🔹 Step 9
Click:
“Pay now”
⚠️ Reminder:
CRA currently does not accept TD debit cards, and most banks only support Visa Debit or Mastercard Debit.
🔹 Step 10
Review all payment details carefully, then click:
“Pay”
Your payment will then be completed.
🔹 Step 11
The most common mistakes clients make are:
1️⃣ Incorrect Account Number
2️⃣ Incorrect Period End
3️⃣ Confusing Regular vs Arrears
If entered incorrectly, CRA may not be able to properly match your payment.
It is strongly recommended to save or print your payment confirmation after completing the payment.
Click:
“Print”
In fact, many CRA online payment processes are very similar, including:
✔ T1 Personal Tax Balance Owing
✔ Installment Tax Payments
✔ GST/HST
✔ Corporate Tax
✔ Payroll Source Deductions
✔ Non-Resident Tax
AYL CPA will continue sharing more step-by-step CRA payment tutorials to help everyone navigate the CRA system correctly and efficiently.
Hope this guide helps — save this post for future reference!