HST Filing for Businesses

Many self-employed businesses and corporations are misunderstood about HST collecting and HST filing. Many questions come up like;

  • Do I have to collect HST?
  • How much HST do I have to remit?
  • What happens if I spend all of my HST collected
  • When do I send in HST
  • And more…

In the early stages of business, HST to actually mean money back in your pocket, and that is because businesses are not required to pay HST on items used for business. Many businesses simply collect HST and remit 100% of what was collected, missing out on hundreds of dollars that could come back to you.

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