I got this same error yesterday and while trying to look up a fix for this error, as I checked everything over and found no real error, I came across this link for another tax site called TaxCycle.com:
Known Issue: EFILE Error 2226
We have received reports that TaxCycle is returning error code 2226 when attempting to EFILE a T1 return for taxpayers who are not entitled to the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB):
There are entries on the Schedule 6 for the working income tax benefit and one of the following situations applies to your client’s return:
- The marital status is married or living common-law but there is no entry on line 382.
- The marital status is other than married or living common-law but lines 382 and/or 394 are equal to "1."
- The marital status is other than married or living common-law but there are entries on lines 384, 386, 387, 389 and/or 390.
If the client was married or living common-law at any time during the year but on December 31 the marital status is widowed, and the death of the spouse occurred after June 30 of the tax year and line 382 is equal to "1," enter "1" on line 5522.
The CRA has confirmed they are aware of the issue and are currently working on a fix.
Anticipated Resolution
We are in communication with the CRA and will update this news article once they resolve the issue.
