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GST/HST Quick Method calculator.
The Quick Method lets an eligible small business remit a flat percentage of gross GST/HST-included revenue to CRA instead of tracking input tax credits. You still charge customers the normal rate — this only changes what you send to CRA.
Your remittance rate depends on your province and whether your business is mainly goods for resale or services — from 1.8% (GST-only province, goods) up to 10.0% (Atlantic HST province, services). Every filer also gets a 1% credit on the first $30,000 of eligible supplies each fiscal year.
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The remittance rate table
CRA sets a different Quick Method remittance rate depending on your province's GST/HST rate and whether your business mainly resells goods or provides services. This tool applies the rate for a business collecting tax at its own province's rate — the common case for a business selling mostly within its own province.
| Province group | Goods for resale | Services |
|---|---|---|
| GST-only (AB, BC, MB, SK, NT, NU, YT) | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| Ontario (HST 13%) | 4.4% | 8.8% |
| Nova Scotia (HST 14%, since 1 April 2025) | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| New Brunswick / Newfoundland & Labrador / PEI (HST 15%) | 5.0% | 10.0% |
The 1% credit
Every Quick Method filer gets a 1% credit on the first $30,000 of revenue (including the GST/HST) from eligible supplies, each fiscal year. CRA's own guide gives a worked example: on $30,000 of eligible sales, the credit is exactly $300 (1% × $30,000). It doesn't carry forward — if you don't reach $30,000 in a given fiscal year, the unused portion of the credit is simply gone.
Why the rate is lower than what you charge customers
You still charge customers the full GST (5%) or HST (13%/14%/15%) rate. The Quick Method only changes what you send to CRA — the gap between what you collected and what you remit is kept as income, which is meant to roughly offset the input tax credits you're giving up by not tracking them individually. Whether the Quick Method saves you money depends on how much GST/HST you actually pay on business purchases; a business with large equipment or inventory purchases may do better under the regular method.
Source, fetched 26 September 2026: CRA guide RC4058 — Quick Method of Accounting for GST/HST.
Frequently asked questions
Can every small business use the Quick Method?
No. There's a revenue ceiling (generally under $400,000 in eligible annual worldwide taxable supplies including those of associates) and some professions and business types are excluded, including most listed financial services and a few regulated professions. Confirm your own eligibility with CRA before electing.
Do I still charge customers the normal GST or HST rate?
Yes. The Quick Method never changes what you charge customers — it only changes the flat percentage of that revenue you remit to CRA, which is set by CRA's own table rather than by subtracting your actual input tax credits.
What counts as "goods for resale" versus a service business?
CRA's threshold is whether 40% or more of your eligible supplies for the year are purchases of goods for resale (a retailer or wholesaler test). A business below that threshold, including most professional and personal services, uses the higher services rate instead.
What if I sell to customers in a different province at a different tax rate?
CRA's full rate table has separate entries for that case — this tool only calculates the common scenario of collecting tax at your own province's rate. If a meaningful share of your sales are taxed at a different province's rate, confirm the applicable rate with CRA's guide or a professional.
Estimate only — not tax advice
This tool calculates the Quick Method remittance rate and 1% credit from CRA guide RC4058's own published figures, for a business collecting tax at its own province's rate. It does not check Quick Method eligibility, model multi-province sales taxed at a different rate, or calculate input tax credits on capital purchases (which remain separately claimable under the Quick Method). Confirm your exact net tax with CRA or a tax professional.