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Tax Accountant in Pickering: File Your Taxes Online

You can file your Pickering return with us online: you send your slips, we prepare the return, you review and approve it, and we e-file it with the CRA, with no office visit. We do not have an office in Pickering; the closest is our Eglinton Branch on Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough, if you want to meet in person. Pickering registers additional dwelling units and offers tax relief to some owners, so this page sets out what to know.

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File your taxes online from Pickering

Whether you live near Frenchman's Bay or the Pickering Town Centre, you can file from home. Send your slips through our remote tax filing service, review the finished return and approve it before we e-file it with the CRA.

  1. Tell us about your return

    A short request form, with no sensitive information asked.

  2. Send your slips and receipts

    We explain how to share them safely after your request.

  3. We prepare your return

    An accountant prepares it and checks it before you see it.

  4. You review and approve

    Nothing is filed until you say so.

  5. We e-file with the CRA

    You get your copies and know what happens next.

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Pickering Additional Dwelling Units, Property Tax and Tax Relief

What to know, from the official pages named on each card. We last checked them on October 29, 2026.

Additional dwelling units in Pickering must be registered

Registration of additional dwelling units is mandatory in Pickering under By-law 8040/23, and a home with one must be registered with both the Building Services and Fire Services departments. Registration cannot be completed until construction is finished and inspected by both Pickering Fire and Building Services inspectors, and a one-time registration fee is due at application. Up to two additional units are now permitted on most residential properties, including detached, semi-detached and townhouse dwellings. Rent from a unit belongs on your tax return, and we can help you report it.

Source: City of Pickering: additional dwelling units (opens in a new tab)

Pickering property tax: four instalments a year, or twelve

Pickering's Due Date Instalment Plan withdraws four payments a year on the dates on your bill, two interim and two final, and its Monthly Payment Plan takes 12 withdrawals on the 1st, 8th or 16th of the month. A 1.25% penalty is added on the first day of default, and another 1.25% on the first day of each calendar month the taxes stay unpaid. Check your bill for the due dates, which change each year.

Source: City of Pickering: paying property taxes (opens in a new tab)

Pickering tax grant and deferral for low-income seniors and people with disabilities

For 2026 the City offers an annual property tax grant of $620 to low-income seniors aged 65 or older who receive or qualify for the GIS, and to people with a disability who receive or qualify for ODSP, as long as every registered owner qualifies and the home has been their principal residence for at least a year. You must reapply each year, and in 2026 the deadline was August 19. A separate deferral postpones the part of an assessment-related tax increase above the first 5% or $100, whichever is greater, and the deferred amount is a lien repaid when the property is sold or ownership changes. Registered charities on commercial or industrial property can apply for a 40% rebate.

Source: City of Pickering: tax deferrals, grants and rebates (opens in a new tab)

Tax and accounting services for Pickering

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Also useful: our free income tax calculator and the tax deadlines list.

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Pickering tax questions

Yes. Pickering clients can send their slips and receipts through our remote tax filing service, check the finished return and approve it before we e-file it with the CRA, with no office visit needed.

Yes. Registration is mandatory under By-law 8040/23, with both the Building Services and Fire Services departments, and it can only be completed once construction is finished and both sets of inspectors have signed off.

You can use the Due Date Instalment Plan, which withdraws four payments a year on the due dates, or the Monthly Payment Plan with 12 withdrawals. A 1.25% penalty is added on the first day of default and again on the first of each month the taxes stay unpaid.

Low-income seniors aged 65 or older and low-income people with a disability may qualify for the City's annual tax grant ($620 for 2026) or a tax deferral. You reapply each year, and the home must have been your principal residence for at least a year.

No. The closest of our offices is the Eglinton Branch at 3238 Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough. Many Pickering clients file online and never need to travel.

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