How to create sales tax returns

Summary

How to produce and submit provincial PST/QST and federal GST/HST sales tax returns in Sage Accounting.

Description

Sage Accounting tracks the tax you collect on sales and the tax you pay on expenses.

You report these amounts at the end of each reporting period. If your business registers for GST/HST or provincial tax, you need to charge and collect these taxes from your customers. You pay the government when you collect more tax than you pay, or you get a refund when you’ve paid more than you collected.

Enter your tax registration number and remittance frequency in SettingsBusiness settings, Sales taxes. You can also export sales tax returns in CSV or PDF format.

Resolution

To produce the PST/QST return

  1. Go to ReportsTax returns.
  2. Select the provincial tab.
  3. Select Create a PST/QST Return.
  4. Adjust the From and To dates.
  5. Select Calculate. Select Save as draft to finish the return later. Select Edit Draft to complete the return.
  6. Select Next and copy the values to the provincial tax authority website.

To produce the GST/HST return

  1. Go to ReportsTax returns.
  2. Select the CRA tab.
  3. Select Create a GST/HST Return.
  4. Adjust the From and To dates.
  5. Select Calculate. Select Save as draft to complete the return later. Select Edit Draft to complete the return.
  6. Select Next and download the .TAX file. 

NOTE:

Upload the .TAX file into your tax filing software. Don’t upload this file directly to the CRA.

 

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