Anne-Marie Kaskens

no I don't use the quick method. my sole proprietorship business involves writing and curriculum development - so I only offer service, not goods, and I charge HST on my writing services. So each year I fill out an HST return. I have read about the quick method, but I honestly cannot make sense of what it is or whether it would benefit me. Since I do not use the quick method, does your advice remain the same (remove the T4A amounts from the gross sales - and only report the HST on the amount I reported in top line) - then report all the HST I charged on my HST return? thanks for your help!

thank you for your response. First of all, my T4A are reported as the T4A slips. But then ufile says they must ALSO be reported on the T2125. All fine there - because i do report it all the "gross sales, commissions or fees" box (see screenshot). But then Ufile says I also have to include it in the "fees for services" (T4A-box 48 amounts) - see screenshot. But then the T4A income gets reported twice. The only way they do not both get counted twice is if I leave box 48 area blank. (or if I deduct the T4A amounts from the "gross sales, commissions or fees" amounts. Are you saying I should do that? (deduct the amount from the Gross sales, commissions or fees box? If I do that, then I am not reporting all the HST I collected here (maybe that's fine, since it gets reported on my HST return? I really appreciate you answering my question, and would be thankful if you could clarify. thanks!

This seems to be a glitch/error on the part of Ufile. I too cannot file (2020) because Ufile demands that I enter my box 48 amount from my T4A. However, I have already entered any amount from T4As and other self employment income on the T2125 in the "gross sales, commissions or fees" box. So if, under business income, I also add the fees for services/box 48 from T4As, then the income is counted TWICE! Also, because we are expected to use the accrual method, and a T4A reports a cash method for the organization paying for my services, I will not necessarily be reporting all the T4A income in the 2020 year (some may have been recorded the year before). Also, the T4A does not include HST, whereas on the "gross sales, commissions or fees" I am reporting income including HST. I am not sure why Ufile is asking for the information twice. Can anyone shed some light? thank you.