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How to submit or cancel a Business Consent in Pro Tax (T1 and T2)

SOLVEDby QuickBooksUpdated January 19, 2024

Pro Tax allows users to submit or cancel a Business Consent for both T1 and T2 modules.

In this article, you'll learn how to:



Submit a Business Consent for T1

  1. Open Pro Tax.
  2. Click Go to... or press + + S. The Search field displays.
  3. Enter the search term “business”. Select the option Go to BusinessConsent when it is presented. The BusinessConsent – Business consent authorization opens.
  4. Enable the Enable printing and EFILE of this authorization request checkbox. The business information form displays.
  5. Complete the business information form.
  6. Acquire the taxpayer signature on the form and retain the signed form for your records.
  7. Select the BusinessConsent option from the EFILE drop-down menu. The business consent submits.


Cancel a Business Consent for T1

  1. Open Pro Tax.
  2. Click Go to... or press + + S. The Search field displays.
  3. Enter the search term “business”. Select the option Add BusinessCancel when it is presented. The BusinessCancel – Cancel business consent form opens.
  4. Enable the Enable printing and EFILE of this cancellation request checkbox. The business cancellation request form displays.
  5. Complete the cancellation request form.
  6. Acquire the taxpayer signature on the form; retain the signed form for your records.
  7. Select the Cancel Business Consent option from the EFILE drop-down menu. The business consent is cancelled.


Submit a Business Consent for T2

  1. Open Pro Tax. The business consent is cancelled.
  2. Enter the search term “business”. Select the option Add BusinessConsent/RC59EFILE or Add BusinessConsent/RC59XEFILE when it is presented. The BusinessConsent – Business consent authorization opens.
  3. Enable the Enable printing and EFILE of this authorization request checkbox. The business information form displays.
  4. Complete the business information form.
  5. Acquire the taxpayer signature on the form and retain the signed form for your records.
  6. Select the BusinessConsent option from the EFILE drop-down menu. The business consent submits.


Cancel a Business Consent for T2

  1. Open Pro Tax.
  2. Click Go to... or press + + S. The Search field displays.
  3. Enter the search term “business”. Select the option Add BusinessCancel/RC59EFILE or Add BusinessCancel/RC59XEFILE when it is presented. The BusinessCancel – Cancel business consent opens.
  4. Enable the Enable printing and EFILE of this cancellation request checkbox. The business cancellation request form displays.
  5. Complete the cancellation request form.
  6. Acquire the taxpayer signature on the form; retain the signed form for your records.
  7. Select the Cancel Business Consent option from the EFILE drop-down menu. The business consent is cancelled.

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