What are the steps for filing an HST return ?

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Collecting sales tax is an essential part of any business. It's important that you record all of your sales tax filings, and know how to submit your taxes to the government. QuickBooks Online is here to help you track your sales tax filings in a quick and easy way.

Filing sales tax is a four part process. First, prepare your sales tax return in QuickBooks Online. Second, submit your return to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Third, close your filing period in QuickBooks Online. Finally, record your payment to or refund from the CRA.

Take a look at this helpful article: File sales tax. The article goes through the steps for how to prepare your return, submit your sales tax return online on the CRA website, how to close your sales tax period in QuickBooks Online, and lastly how to record a payment to or refund from the CRA. 

I'm confident that this will get you pointed in the right direction. If you run into any other questions, let me know. I'm here to help.

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