Canadian Tax Question - Dealing with GST

[Za Ha]

It's almost tax time and I have a quick question about how you guys deal with GST.

When you get an affiliate cheque from a Canadian company you should charge them GST, however that does not happen because you simply get your cheque each pay period. But when doing your taxes you have to pay 5% of all services rendered for Canadian companies....

Furthermore, if you get a payment from Gallery Traffic Services, and they broker your traffic and the client is not Canadian based you shouldn't have to pay GST because you are providing a service to a non-Canadian firm right?

How do you guys deal with this?
I'm going to see my accountant tomorrow and see what he has to say. In the past I just paid the GST but this year there is a bit more $ and I don't want to give away that 5% if I don't have to.

Thanks in advance!

[BlackCrayon]

I'm not sure about GTS but in general you only have to pay GST if your earnings from canadian companies exceed 30,000 per year.

[qwe]

if you get money from states and you don't charge members yourself ( ie. sending traffic to generate sign ups) you shouldn't have to pay GST ... company that bills your signups pay, thats how I understand it

[directfiesta]

I'm not sure about GTS but in general you only have to pay GST if your earnings from canadian companies exceed 30,000 per year.

correction:

you only have to pay GST if your earnings exceed 30,000 per year.

note the removed " from canadian companies "

[BlackCrayon]

correction:

you only have to pay GST if your earnings exceed 30,000 per year.

note the removed " from canadian companies "

When i called the GST people to get a GST number, they told me 30k from canadian companies, not 30k total.

[directfiesta]

When i called the GST people to get a GST number, they told me 30k from canadian companies, not 30k total.

I hope you got that in writing .... That is the problem with those bozos ... Call one everyday, and you will get a new story ....

Do I need to register for GST (Goods and Services Tax)?
While you are not required to register for GST until your annual gross revenues exceed a minimum threshold (currently $30,000) we generally recommend that any business register as soon as possible.

http://www.gst-tax.com/?gclid=CMCR6e...FQKhlgodQBSUAg

note: annual gross ...

Mandatory registration

You have to register for GST/HST when you no longer qualify as a small supplier because your total worldwide taxable supplies of goods and services exceed the small supplier limit of $30,000 in a single calendar quarter or in four consecutive calendar quarters.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/busines...ndatory-e.html

That one is directly from the cocksuckers site ..... I had my dealings with them ... Once I did a settlement with my bankruptcy syndic sitting beside me ... as well as a bank draft with no name .... Asked them who should i put ...? Revenue Canada or Lapointe & Lapointe bankruptcy syndic .... As good hoes, they took the draft....