Sales Tax, VAT & GST Compliance in Canada
We keep you compliant as you cross state lines and borders, before it becomes a problem. Delivered to ASPE / IFRS for Canadian businesses, priced in CAD.
Canadian indirect tax is three systems stacked on each other, and businesses selling across provincial lines rarely realise how differently they behave. GST is federal. HST replaces it in participating provinces at a combined rate. PST and QST are provincial, run their own rules, and mostly sit outside the input-tax-credit mechanism entirely.
The CRA requires GST/HST registration once taxable supplies pass C$30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters, with returns due one month after the end of the reporting period for monthly and quarterly filers. Place-of-supply rules then decide which province's rate you charge — the customer's, not yours.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| GST/HST return and paymentGST/HST registrants | Quarterly | 1 month after the end of the reporting period for monthly and quarterly filers | CRA |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with CRA. This is general information, not tax advice.
Sales Tax · VAT · GST deliverables
- US economic-nexus monitoring & multi-state filing
- UK / EU VAT return preparation
- Australian BAS & GST lodgement prep
- UAE VAT tracking & input-tax documentation
- Threshold alerts before you trigger liability
QuickBooks Online
Tax codes are configured per province in QuickBooks Online at setup rather than corrected at filing, so the return reconciles to the control account and the non-recoverable provincial taxes land in expense where they belong.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Toronto professional services firm, 1,100 transactions a month, HST-registered, 14 staff.
- In-house bookkeeper (fully loaded, per month)
- $5,900
- Salt bookkeeping + HST compliance
- $1,700
- Monthly saving
- $4,200
Figures in CAD. Firms operating across provinces usually need separate tax codes per province rather than one blended rate.
The framework your Canada accounts are held to.
We prepare to ASPE or IFRS, as issued by the AcSB. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyCPA CanadaChartered Professional Accountants CanadaNational body for Canadian professional accountants.
- Standards setterAcSBAccounting Standards BoardIssues ASPE and adopts IFRS for Canadian reporting.
- RegulatorCRACanada Revenue AgencyGST/HST, T2 corporate returns and payroll remittances.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Sales Tax · VAT · GST in Canada
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