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While tax season may still be a few weeks away, in preparation for the annual ritual, the Canada Revenue Agency recently unveiled its new “Auto-fill my return” service to make filing your 2015 taxes online easier and faster than ever before.

If you regularly surf the net, you’re probably already familiar with auto-fill software, which is found in most web browsers and can save you time by automatically filling out various fields of web-based forms for you, such as your home and email address, full name and phone number.

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According to the CRA, the new auto-fill service “represents the first major step towards allowing Canadians to automatically fill in their income tax and benefit returns.”

The secure service officially launches on Feb. 15 and allows Canadians to automatically complete certain parts of their tax return when they file online using certified tax preparation software that includes the service. The auto-fill program draws from information the CRA already has on file related to T3, T4 and T5 slips, RRSPs, amounts owing under the Home Buyers’ and Lifelong Learning Plans, non-capital losses carried forward from prior years, capital gains and losses in other years, federal and provincial tuition, education and textbook carryover amounts, installment payments and more.