GST Tax Form Question

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I am in the end stages of creating my app and apple is saying I need to include Business number and GST (RT) number - I'm Canadian and not sure how this applies to developers in other countries.

Just wondering if any developers from Canada can shed light on this process of getting a GST number, the CRA is saying you can create a GST account/number once your business reaches $30,000 is revenue so its seems different than what Apple is saying to do. This is my first time creating an app and I'm a solo developer.

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Etresoft OP

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You are only required to create an account once you reach $30k in revenue. You can always voluntarily register, which you would need to do in this case.

The problem here is that Apple is the retailer and Apple handles all of the tax collection and remission to CRA. Apple wants to have its CRA account tied to your CRA account because of the commissions that Apple charges you.

If you have further questions, I recommend contacting CRA directly. They're usually very helpful. Unfortunately, this kind of business arrangement is actually very unusual as businesses go. But Apple is large enough so that CRA will understand the business from your perspective and should be able to provide assistance.

Unfortunately, the entire process of connecting your CRA account with Apple can take a long time. And since Apple is a US company, there are also IRS forms you'll have to fill out. All of these forms can take some time to fill out - think months, not days.

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