Most people know that they can file and pay their income tax online. It’s a very straightforward process and it sure beats having to go through the physical documents and filling out the individual lines one at a time by hand. Did you know that you don’t need to fill out the physical forms and make an actual visit to the bank when it comes to filing your GST forms too?

Part of the price of doing business in Canada is that you need to register for a business number and a GST number, assuming that you don’t fall under the small business exemption. It doesn’t matter if you do the regular method or the quick method of accounting, because both methods can be used through the online interface for remitting your GST payment.

If you are eligible to use the online GST/HST Netfile service, you will be provided with an access code when you receive the GST documents in the mail. This is similar to the access code that you get with your personal income tax.

Save some trees and skip the line at the bank. File online.