My Taxes option with quickbooks indicates a reporting period from dec1-feb29.However, the CRA sent me a document stating my first period is from Dec1-Jan31 due feb29edit?

Hey rmerante,

Congrats on your first sales tax period! It's great to see you're already getting ready to file. The sales tax centre is a powerful feature available in QuickBooks Online, making it easy to quickly submit a return to the CRA. While sales tax filings typically fall into a few standard frequencies, it's common for a company's first filing to be shorter. I'll be happy to guide you through this.

First, I'd like to make sure everything is set up to be accurate going forward. It just takes a few simple steps to save a lot of time in the future:

1. Head to your Taxes tab and select Sales Tax (Sales Tax will be selected by default if you aren't subscribed to payroll).
2. Click on Manage sales tax in the top-right.
3. Expand the drop-down menu to the right of Add rate and select Edit agency settings.
4. Since your first reporting period is until January 31st, select February in the Next period starts field (alternatively, you can select November). 
5. Click Save then Done.

This handy article includes these steps: Change sales tax filing frequency 

With this, I'm confident you'll be all set for all your tax filings going forward. Your first return will require a custom filing period. You can easily file it by following these quick steps:

1. Select Taxes from the left menu and ensure Sales Tax is shown at the top.
2. ​Next to Sales Tax at the top, find the tax agency associated with the return you'd like to prepare the return for using the drop-down.
3. On the Returns tab, select Prepare return beside the next return you need to file (note: this won't show the two month period you need to file).
4. Check the dates populated in the Start date and End date fields. Edit the Start date to December 1st, End date should already be January 31st.
5. Review the lines of the sales tax return, with the balance owing (or refund due) at the bottom.

From here, you can see individual transactions by clicking the dollar amounts, or select Adjust to make an adjustment on a line. For more help filing taxes in QuickBooks Online, check out this awesome guide: File sales tax

Your most valuable partner when filing taxes is your accountant. You can easily invite one to your books for help, or find one in your area by heading to the My Accountant tab then clicking on Find a pro to help. 

Let me know how this goes! I want to make sure you're all set for your first tax filing.