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Quick Method vs regular remittance
Compare CRA Quick Method remittance to the regular method (HST collected − ITCs) for Ontario freelancers and sole proprietors. Rates are editable; defaults follow CRA RC4058 for a permanent establishment in Ontario charging 13% HST.
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Worldwide taxable supplies for the period you are modelling.
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Used for regular method only. Quick Method generally forgoes most operating ITCs.
HST collected
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Auto: sales × 13% (Ontario HST).
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Sales + HST — Quick Method applies to this base.
Quick Method rate
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Default: 8.8% services / 4.4% goods (ON PE, 13% HST supplies).
CRA defaults loaded for Ontario PE + 13% HST supplies: services 8.8%, goods for resale 4.4% (RC4058). Verify before filing.
Comparison
Quick Method remittance
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Regular (collected − ITCs)
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Difference (regular − QM)
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Ontario Quick Method rates (documented)
Assumptions used in this MVP (editable above). Source: CRA Guide RC4058 — Quick Method of Accounting for GST/HST. Rates for a permanent establishment in Ontario (HST 13% column) on supplies where HST at 13% applies. Checked via public CRA / secondary summaries as of 2026; always re-confirm on Canada.ca before filing.
| Business type | QM remittance rate | Applied to |
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| Services (most freelancers) | 8.8% | Taxable supplies including HST |
| Goods purchased for resale | 4.4% | Taxable supplies including HST |
| 1% annual credit | 1% of first $30,000 | Eligible tax-included supplies / fiscal year (up to $300) |
Eligibility (e.g. ~$400,000 taxable-supplies threshold, excluded professions, GST74 election timing) is not validated by this calculator. Certain capital-property ITCs may still be claimable under QM — not modelled here.
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