Questions, answered plainly.
Do you file the return for me?
Yes, with the “We file for you” add-on (C$49 per return filed). To file for you, we need your procuration (Revenu Québec) or authorization (CRA). By default, we prepare everything and you file from our step-by-step package.
What is a procuration, and how do I give one?
It’s what lets us file returns for your business with Revenu Québec and the CRA. Revenu Québec calls it a procuration (power of attorney); the CRA calls it authorizing a representative.
Revenu Québec and the CRA each need their own: a procuration for Revenu Québec and an authorization for the CRA. We tell you which ones your accounts need.
- Revenu Québec (MR-69 or online)
A procuration (power of attorney), given on form MR-69, or online if your business uses My Account for businesses. For a specified-system (NR) QST account, we prepare the procuration Revenu Québec requires and tell you how to give it.
- CRA (online authorization)
An authorization you give online in your CRA account, or confirm there after we request it through Represent a Client. Form AUT-01 (Authorize a Representative for Offline Access) only lets a representative deal with the CRA by phone, mail, fax or in person; it does not let us file returns for you.
- Signing and revoking
We pre-fill what we can; you review and sign or confirm. You can revoke it at any time: with Revenu Québec online or on form MR-69.R, and with the CRA online or on Form AUT-01X.
Can you file my specified-system (NR) QST return?
Yes, with the paid “We file for you” add-on, once your procuration with Revenu Québec is in place and Revenu Québec has accepted it. We prepare the procuration; you review and sign it. Until then, or if you prefer, you file the return yourself in My Account for suppliers outside Québec, using our step-by-step package. We never use your login or ask for your passwords, and we never hold your tax money: you pay the QST directly to Revenu Québec, using the payment instructions Revenu Québec gives when the return is filed.
Do you need my passwords?
No, never.
Do you pay the tax for me?
No. You pay Revenu Québec and the CRA directly. We send you the amount due, the due date and how to pay it.
What do I need to send each quarter?
Your sales tax report export(s) for the quarter, and any refunds or credit notes.
Which currency do you bill in?
We invoice in Canadian dollars (CAD). The USD amounts on this site are for reference only, at the Bank of Canada rate shown. If sales tax applies to our own fees, it is shown on your quote before you accept it.
Can you tell me if I need to register?
We can’t give advice on the website. When you email us, we explain what information Revenu Québec and the CRA ask for and what our engagement covers.
How do I cancel?
Just email us at bonjour@tvqdirect.ca; there’s no form or online account. Cancel at any time before your next filing period starts, at no charge. Your onboarding fee is refunded in full if you cancel before we start work on your file; once work has started, it isn’t refundable.
Do you work in French and English?
Yes, both.