Your GST and QST returns, prepared and filed for you
Account Direct keeps your books, tracks the GST and QST you collect and pay, then prepares your returns and files them electronically once you approve them. It's included in our bookkeeping plan, from $49.99 per month.
Professional representation and electronic filing authorized by Revenu Québec.
Who it's for
- Quebec small businesses and self-employed people registered for the GST and QST.
- Anyone close to the $30,000 threshold who wonders whether they need to register. If they do, we handle the registration.
- Anyone who has fallen behind and wants a clean start (catch-up work for earlier years is quoted separately).
What's included
- Bookkeeping: your transactions recorded and classified, your bank and credit card accounts reconciled.
- Tracking the GST and QST you collect on sales and pay on purchases.
- Your GST and QST registration, if you aren't registered yet: we check whether you need to register and take care of it for you.
- Calculating your input tax credits (GST) and input tax refunds (QST).
- Each period's return, monthly, quarterly or annual, prepared and filed electronically once you approve it.
- Deadline reminders, so the return and the payment go out on time.
- The invoicing tool in your portal, which adds the GST and QST to your invoices.
How it works
Create your account. Our team reviews it and emails you when it's approved.
Upload your documents to your portal: bank and card statements, invoices and receipts.
We keep your books and prepare the period's return.
You approve, we file, and you know exactly what to pay and when.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to register for the GST and QST?
Yes, once your taxable sales go over $30,000 in a single calendar quarter, or over the previous four calendar quarters combined. Below that, you're generally a small supplier. Taxi and ride-sharing drivers must register before their first ride, whatever their income. If you need to register, we take care of it for you, as part of the plan.
What are the rates in Quebec?
The GST is 5% and the QST 9.975%, about 14.975% combined on most taxable sales.
When is my return due?
Your filing frequency, monthly, quarterly or annual, depends on your sales. If you file quarterly, the return and the payment are due one month after the quarter ends: end of April, end of July, end of October and end of January.
What if I file late?
The CRA and Revenu Québec charge interest on a late payment and can add a penalty on a late return, even one with nothing to pay. It's better to file on time, even if you can't pay it all.
Can I get just the sales tax returns, without the bookkeeping?
The GST and QST returns are part of the bookkeeping plan: we prepare them from books we keep ourselves, which is what makes them reliable.
What about my income tax returns?
They're an add-on, with the year-end slips. You can also have someone else do them: your sales tax returns stay in the plan.
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