How to setup sales tax collection in canada

Accounting & Taxes

Topic summary

  • New store owner using a print-on-demand supplier asked how to set up Canadian sales taxes, noting they have no HST number and believed tax collection starts only after $100,000 in revenue.

  • Update/clarification: The threshold to register and collect HST/GST is $30,000 in revenue within a 12‑month period, not $100,000. If revenue is below $30,000 in that period, registration may not yet be required.

  • Key terms: HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and GST (Goods and Services Tax) are federal sales taxes; an HST number is the registration number used to collect/remit these taxes.

  • Outcomes/action items: Track revenue against the $30,000/12‑month threshold; register for an HST number once the threshold is exceeded.

  • Gaps/remaining questions: No step-by-step guidance on configuring tax collection in the store platform or with the supplier was provided. Provincial specifics were not discussed. The thread remains open without a full setup solution.

Summarized with AI on December 18. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hii

I recently opened my store named cutecheeks and get prints from prinitify and i dont know how to setup taxes and i dont have any HST number. I heard that when we reach 100k revenue or more, only then we have to pay tax ? Is that right or what ?

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In Canada, businesses must collect HST/GST if they earn over $30,000 in revenue in a 12-month period, not $100,000. If you haven’t reached this threshold, you may not need to register for an HST number yet. Hope! it will be helpful.