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Tax compliance

GST and QST registration

GST, QST and employer accounts, without the paperwork.

When do you have to register for GST and QST?

Once your taxable sales exceed $30,000 over four consecutive quarters, GST and QST registration becomes mandatory. It can also be worth doing before you reach that threshold.

We register your business with Revenu Québec and the Canada Revenue Agency and set up your accounts so you can invoice, collect and remit the taxes correctly from day one.

What is included in the tax registrations

  • GST registration
  • QST registration
  • Business account with the CRA
  • Source deductions account for employees
  • Support expert included
Who is it for?

This package is right for you if you...

Are approaching the threshold

Your taxable sales are approaching or exceed $30,000 over four quarters.

Have just started out

You want to start on the right foot, with your tax accounts properly set up.

Are hiring staff

Source deductions become necessary from the first employee onward.

How it works

Simple, from start to finish

1

Order online

Select your package and pay securely by credit card.

2

Answer a few questions

You send us the information your file requires, simply and online.

3

The lawyer prepares your file

The lawyer responsible for your file prepares your documents and makes the required filings.

4

Receive your documents

Your tax numbers and confirmations are sent to you by email within 24 to 48 business hours.

Frequently asked questions

Worth knowing

The package is $149 plus taxes, for a total of $171.34. It covers GST and QST registration as well as opening your business account with the CRA.

As soon as your taxable sales exceed $30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters. Below that threshold registration is optional, but often worthwhile in order to recover the taxes you pay on your expenses.

Often, yes. Voluntary registration lets you claim input tax credits and refunds on your purchases, and it makes you look more established to business clients.

Obtaining your federal business number, which is the basis for your GST, source deductions and corporate income tax accounts. We also set up the source deductions account if you have employees.

We normally submit the applications within 24 to 48 business hours. Issuing the numbers then depends on the processing times of Revenu Québec and the CRA.

Yes. Depending on the frequency assigned to you (monthly, quarterly or annual), you will have to collect the taxes, file your returns and remit the amounts owing. Your accountant or the lawyer can walk you through your obligations.

We normally prepare and file within 24 to 48 business hours, depending on how busy the period is. The issuance of official documents by the authorities, such as the Québec enterprise registrar or Corporations Canada, depends on those authorities’ own processing times.

You add the service to your cart and pay securely online. You then send us the necessary information, and the lawyer responsible for your file carries out the mandate. You receive your documents by email.

No. The AI assistant exists only to help you choose among our services; it has no legal effect. All legal work is performed by the lawyer responsible for your file, a member of the Barreau du Québec.

If you withdraw before the work begins, we refund you, less processing and billing administration fees of $100. No refund is possible once the work has begun. If we are not in a position to serve you, you are refunded in full.

To go deeper

Our article on GST and QST registration explains the threshold, why registering before you reach it can pay, and the obligations that follow.

Registering too late is one of the common mistakes made when starting out.

Further reading

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