T2125 line 8871: Management and administration fees — for Etsy sellers
What CRA says about T2125 line 8871 (Management and administration fees), and which Etsy charges CraftLedger groups there.
CRA's description
You can deduct management and administration fees including bank charges incurred to run your business.
Etsy charges CraftLedger puts on line 8871
- Listing fee — US$0.20 per listing
- Transaction fee — 6.5% of the total order amount
- Regulatory Operating fee (Canada) — 0.50% for sellers in Canada
- Currency conversion fee — 2.5% when conversion is required
- Subscriptions (e.g. Etsy Plus) — Charged separately (see Etsy for current price)
This is CraftLedger's default grouping, not a CRA ruling; CRA does not publish an Etsy-specific mapping.
Rules that apply to every expense line
- Enter only the business part of expenses on Form T2125; personal expenses are not deductible. [Expenses]
- If you claim the GST/HST you paid as an input tax credit, CRA says to reduce the business expense by the amount of the input tax credit and enter the net figure. [Expenses]
- Deductible expenses include any GST/HST you incur on them, less the amount of any input tax credit claimed. [Expenses]
- Under the cash method you can deduct only expenses you paid in the year; under the accrual method you deduct expenses you had during the year whether you paid them or not. [Expenses]
Etsy fee estimator for a Canadian shop
Rates: [Etsy Help] [Etsy Help] [Etsy Help]. Estimate only; your Etsy Payment account is the record.
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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.
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What goes on T2125 line 8871?
CRA Guide T4002: You can deduct management and administration fees including bank charges incurred to run your business.
Do I enter the GST/HST I paid in the expense?
CRA says deductible expenses include GST/HST you incur, less any input tax credit claimed; if you claim an input tax credit, reduce the expense by that amount.
Which Etsy fees go on line 8871?
CraftLedger groups Listing fee, Transaction fee, Regulatory Operating fee (Canada), Currency conversion fee, Subscriptions (e.g. Etsy Plus) on line 8871 by default. CRA does not publish an Etsy-specific mapping, so confirm with a tax professional.
