How to authorize Ontario tax PAD payments — and autofill 013-0256 with my-id.ca
Set up pre-authorized debit for Ontario taxes without retyping payer details
Taxpayers authorizing pre-authorized debit for Ontario Ministry of Finance payments repeat legal name, mailing address, account identifiers, and authorized contact information on every PAD authorization. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: ONT-TAXS online — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Authorization for Pre-Authorized Debit Plan (PAD) — 013-0256
What this form is about
Form 013-0256 is Authorization for Pre-Authorized Debit Plan (PAD) used to pay Ontario taxes by automatic bank withdrawal — confirm eligible tax programs on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Taxpayer legal name and mailing address.
- Business number or Ontario tax account identifiers if applicable.
- Banking information for the PAD plan.
- Authorized contact name, phone, and email.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your taxpayer name, address, and account identifiers in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Which taxes can use PAD?
- Eligible Ontario tax accounts registered for ONT-TAXS online — confirm programs on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills taxpayer name, address, and account identifiers.
- How does 013-0256 relate to form 013-9980?
- Form 013-9980 sets up direct deposit for refunds; 013-0256 authorizes debit withdrawals for tax payments.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.