Yes, you can claim your charitable donations from as far as 5 years ago. As per the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) you can check your previous charitable donations on (CRA's My Account) website. Once you log into your account, click on the tax returns tab at the top of the page.From there, you can view your tax returns from previous years.Look at line 349 on your previous T1 General tax return prior to 2019 or line 34900 of your Income Tax and Benefit returns of 2019 and onward to determine whether you have claimed donations for each of the past five years.For more information please visit our TurboTax article: Tax Benefits of Charitable Donations

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Can I claim charitable donations from 2016 to 2020 if I have not sent the receipts to CRA?

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March 14, 2022
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Carolina_22

Yes, you can claim your charitable donations from as far as 5 years ago.

As per the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) you can check your previous charitable donations on (CRA's My Account) website.

Once you log into your account, click on the tax returns tab at the top of the page.
From there, you can view your tax returns from previous years.
Look at line 349 on your previous T1 General tax return prior to 2019 or line 34900 of your Income Tax and Benefit returns of 2019 and onward to determine whether you have claimed donations for each of the past five years.

For more information please visit our TurboTax article: Tax Benefits of Charitable Donations