Report exploration expenses without retyping corporation and project details

Corporations completing Ontario Exploration Expenses Schedule 12 repeat legal name, business number, mailing address, and exploration expenditure summaries on every Ontario corporate tax filing package. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Corporations tax forms and publications — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Ontario Exploration Expenses Schedule 12 — 013-1537

What this form is about

Form 013-1537 is Ontario Exploration Expenses Schedule 12 filed with Ontario corporation income tax — confirm eligible expenses and filing rules on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Corporation legal name and Ontario business number.
• Mailing address and taxation year end date.
• Exploration project descriptions and eligible expenditure amounts.
• Authorized signatory name and contact details.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your corporation name, business number, and signatory contact details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.