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GST/HST guides for Etsy sellers
The questions Canadian Etsy sellers ask most, answered from the CRA's own guides and Etsy's help pages. Each guide lists its sources and the date we last checked them.
- How Etsy handles GST/HST for registered sellersWhat changes on Etsy once you add your GST/HST number, and the double-tax mistake to avoid.
- How to back out HST from tax-included pricesThe CRA's tax fraction, worked examples for every rate, and why per-order rounding matters.
- Claiming GST/HST on Etsy feesEtsy charges registered sellers GST/HST on every fee. Here's how to claim it back.
- GST/HST filing deadlines for annual filersWhen annual filers pay and file, instalments, and the e-filing rule that catches people out.
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