When to register for GST/HST after crossing $30,000
Your effective registration date and your deadline to actually register are different dates.
What CRA and Etsy say
- CRA's examples say you will have to register within 29 days of your effective date of registration. [Canada.ca]
- If you exceed $30,000 in a single calendar quarter, you are no longer a small supplier and must charge GST/HST on the supply that made you exceed $30,000; your effective date of registration is no later than the day of that supply. [Canada.ca]
- If you exceed $30,000 over the previous four (or fewer) consecutive calendar quarters but not in a single quarter, you stop being a small supplier at the end of the month following the quarter in which you exceeded $30,000. [Canada.ca]
- If your business is registered for the GST, it is also registered for the HST. [Canada.ca]
$30,000 small-supplier checker
Enter your total taxable sales (all businesses, worldwide, before expenses) for your last four calendar quarters.
Rules: [Canada.ca]
Turn your Etsy CSVs into a T2125 summary in your browser
CraftLedger reads your Etsy Monthly Statement and Sold Orders CSVs locally (nothing uploaded), totals gross sales and fees, groups fees by T2125 line, and tracks the $30,000 small-supplier threshold by quarter. Free preview; CA$29 per tax year for the full export.
Try the free preview Get the tax-year pass (CA$29)Frequently asked questions
How long do I have to register?
CRA's examples say you will have to register within 29 days of your effective date of registration.
Can I register before reaching $30,000?
Yes. CRA says small suppliers may register voluntarily if they make taxable sales in Canada; the effective date is usually the day you request the account (or up to 30 days before).
