Tax filing procrastinators now have a legitimate excuse.
Canada Revenue Agency still has its e-file system shut down over security concerns.
The precautionary move is related to the “Heartbleed Bug”, a newly discovered software that can swipe passwords and your personal information.
In a message posted online, the agency states it has temporarily closed its services site “to protect the security of taxpayer information.”
Officials hope to have the website back up and running by the weekend.
Meantime, Canada Revenue Agency says Canadians will not face penalties if they’re late in filing their 2013 tax returns as a result of the bug.
Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay says that the fees will not be applied to individuals who file their returns after April 30th, for a period equal to the length of the service interruption.