The deadline to file taxes in Canada this year is May 2nd 2016. That means you have five weeks to get it together. With more than 50 years of Canadian tax return experience and 1200 offices across Canada, H&R Block is equipped to handle the needs of all Canadians, no matter how complicated your situation is.

Remember when you were a kid, or teen, and you had a homework assignment due on Monday…but you spent all weekend playing in the ravine, watching reruns of Saved By The Bell, eating Dunkaroos, and doing every possible thing you could to avoid doing your homework? I was very good at this. Come Sunday night, I would go to bed anxious, and then arise Monday morning in an absolute panic, attempting to cobble together my work in the school locker room.

That stressful feeling is pretty much the same way adults feel when they put off doing their taxes. I know because I was a pro at that for years. I didn’t have a good reason to file late. I procrastinated because the paperwork seemed daunting and unpleasant, and made excuses as to why other things took priority. I’ve since learned that this is very silly and a stressful way to approach responsibility.

If any of this sounds familiar, the best thing you can do for yourself is to call H&R Block right now and make an appointment to speak with a tax professional. You don’t need to arrive with every single document organized, they will help you figure out the missing pieces and ensure that you get the savings and tax breaks you’re eligible for.

H&R Block wants you to feel good about filing your taxes, their business is to make the process as easy and efficient as possible. Let them do their job, so you can focus on all the other wonderful things that happen in spring.

Stay tuned: Next week I will share my experience of filing my 2015 taxes at H&R Block at Toronto’s Market Street location. File your taxes & then celebrate by grabbing dinner-to-go at St. Lawrence Market! 

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While this post is generously sponsored by H&R Block, the opinions and language are all my own.