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How often does the CRA chart assign GST/HST filing?

Pick your revenue band and your current filing frequency. This checker shows the reporting period the Canada Revenue Agency chart assigns for that band, and whether an election to file more or less often is the route the CRA page describes. It is not tax advice, and it does not decide your filing frequency for you.

The CRA chart this checker uses

These are the assigned reporting periods from the Canada Revenue Agency page linked below. Your reporting period is usually based on your annual revenue from taxable supplies of property and services made in Canada during the preceding fiscal year.

Annual taxable suppliesAssigned reporting period
$1,500,000 or lessAnnual
More than $1,500,000 up to $6,000,000Quarterly
More than $6,000,000Monthly
CharitiesAnnual

When you work out annual taxable supplies, include zero-rated supplies and the taxable supplies of all your associates. Do not include supplies made outside Canada, zero-rated exports, zero-rated supplies of financial services, exempt supplies, taxable sales of capital real property, or supplies of goodwill. That counting rule is stated on the same CRA page.

Canada Revenue Agency, Make changes to your GST/HST account

Next step: read the full step-by-step guide: How to Change Your GST/HST Filing Frequency in Canada

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