Why am I seeing only a few pages with a barcode on my T1 and T2 return?

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The barcodes on your tax returns contain the tax information from your tax returns and other supporting documentation that was used to calculate your return in a way that CRA’s computers can assess and read

Instead of printing out the whole return and mailing it to CRA, the T1 or T2 return is condensed in barcodes

Only CRA certified softwares such as TaxTron can generate a valid barcode return for paper submission

T1, T2 Paper Submission:

In order to print out a return for CRA submission or the Alberta submission, you need to complete the following steps:

File -> Print

Regardless if your return has overridden values, it will give you that the return has overridden values -> click OK

Then, it will take you to the diagnostics screen to see if you have any errors, there are any cautions, and if there is any important information that the taxpayer needs to take into consideration

Then it will take you to a print screen and what you need to check for paper submission is the CRA submission, Alberta Submission, MRQ Submission