Act on the result
Confirm the selected scope and effective date with the linked authority before changing registration treatment or customer price.
Educational only: Business decision support, not accounting, tax or legal advice.
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Update policy: Reviewed when formulas or official dependencies change.
Scope: Canadian small-business planning using your own assumptions.
What this decision tool helps you decide
Best for
Businesses reviewing a bounded Canadian GST/HST registration and price scenario against official supported rules.
Outputs
Threshold status, customer-facing tax price, retained revenue and margin, plus explicit unsupported-scope and authority-check states.
Start here
Confirm the supported jurisdiction, supply/customer class, registration state and effective date before entering price, cost and turnover.
Use a different tool when: Do not use this to protect retained margin while separating a confirmed combined GST/HST rate from displayed price; use Canada GST/HST-aware Pricing Planner for that decision. Use this tool to review a supported Canadian GST/HST registration and place-of-supply scenario with the resulting price and margin.
Price & margin
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool: threshold status
Threshold status, customer-facing tax price, retained revenue and margin, plus explicit unsupported-scope and authority-check states.
GST/HST-aware price and registration records
Set a retained GST/HST-aware price and enter the exact official turnover records. Unsupported policy branches stop instead of guessing.
Your numbers stay in this browser
Enter per-unit cost on the selected GST/HST basis.
Gross profit share retained before GST/HST.
Select the confirmed place of supply; it is not inferred from an address.
Exempt and unknown supplies fail closed.
Optional comparisonAdd a comparison value only when it helps your decision.
Optional comparison price on the selected GST/HST basis.
Market policy, turnover records and authority confirmationsOpen the assumptions you are less likely to change on every comparison.
Confirm whether the entered cost includes tax.
Select the transaction period.
Enter turnover for this exact measured period.
Enter turnover for this separate measured period.
Choose the confirmed status; uncertainty keeps an authority warning visible.
Choose No when tax paid remains in effective cost.
Required for recoverable GST/HST in a tax-inclusive cost; separate from output rate.
Controls whether displayed price adds tax to retained revenue.
Confirm that the customer and transaction are inside the displayed domestic supply workflow.
Confirm that the reviewed rate and registration rules apply to the transaction and turnover periods.
The amounts must use the authority-defined taxable or GST turnover scope.
Review status
Below the selected turnover threshold
- Required displayed price
- $113.00
- Required price excluding GST/HST
- $100.00
- GST/HST component
- $13.00
- Effective cost
- $60.00
- Gross profit per unit
- $40.00
- Retained gross margin
- 40%
- Change from current displayed price
- $13.00
- Selected GST/HST rate
- 13%
- Selected registration threshold
- $30,000.00
- Taxable supplies in one calendar quarter
- $0.00
- Taxable supplies over the previous four consecutive calendar quarters
- $0.00
- Highest entered turnover
- $0.00
- Remaining to threshold
- $30,000.00
This workflow is a source-versioned price and threshold review, not a registration, taxability, place-of-supply or filing determination. Confirm the outcome with the relevant authority.
Policy version 2026-07-16. Open the official source.
Registration review
Compare current threshold headroom with a 10% increase in prospective turnover.
ScenarioResultDifference
Entered turnover records$30,000.00Baseline
Prospective turnover +10%$30,000.00$0.00
Save these results, change an input, then compare the updated figures with this baseline.
The baseline is temporary in this tab and is not added to shared scenario links or generated reports.
Calculation details
View calculation detailsView the formulas and inputs used for these results.
Required displayed price
Effective cost
recoverable: tax-inclusive cost รท (1 + input rate), tax-exclusive cost unchanged; non-recoverable: tax-inclusive cost unchanged, tax-exclusive cost ร (1 + input rate)60 CADRequired price excluding GST/HST
effective cost รท (1 โ target retained margin)100 CADRequired displayed price
registered and tax-inclusive display โ retained price ร (1 + entered GST/HST rate); otherwise retained price113 CADResult$113.00
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Effective costCost Exclusive
- 60
- Effective costTax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costInput Tax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costCost Tax Basis
- Tax-exclusive cost
- Effective costInput Tax Recoverable
- Yes
- Effective costRegistration State
- Registered
- Required price excluding GST/HSTEffective Cost
- 60
- Required price excluding GST/HSTTarget Margin
- 0.4
- Required displayed priceRequired Price Exclusive
- 100
- Required displayed priceTax Rate
- 0.13
- Required displayed priceDisplayed Price Includes Tax
- Yes
Required price excluding GST/HST
Effective cost
recoverable: tax-inclusive cost รท (1 + input rate), tax-exclusive cost unchanged; non-recoverable: tax-inclusive cost unchanged, tax-exclusive cost ร (1 + input rate)60 CADRequired price excluding GST/HST
effective cost รท (1 โ target retained margin)100 CADResult$100.00
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Effective costCost Exclusive
- 60
- Effective costTax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costInput Tax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costCost Tax Basis
- Tax-exclusive cost
- Effective costInput Tax Recoverable
- Yes
- Effective costRegistration State
- Registered
- Required price excluding GST/HSTEffective Cost
- 60
- Required price excluding GST/HSTTarget Margin
- 0.4
GST/HST component
Required price excluding GST/HST
effective cost รท (1 โ target retained margin)100 CADRequired displayed price
registered and tax-inclusive display โ retained price ร (1 + entered GST/HST rate); otherwise retained price113 CADGST/HST component
displayed price โ retained price13 CADResult$13.00
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Required price excluding GST/HSTEffective Cost
- 60
- Required price excluding GST/HSTTarget Margin
- 0.4
- Required displayed priceRequired Price Exclusive
- 100
- Required displayed priceTax Rate
- 0.13
- Required displayed priceDisplayed Price Includes Tax
- Yes
- GST/HST componentRequired Displayed Price
- 113
- GST/HST componentRequired Price Exclusive
- 100
Effective cost
Effective cost
recoverable: tax-inclusive cost รท (1 + input rate), tax-exclusive cost unchanged; non-recoverable: tax-inclusive cost unchanged, tax-exclusive cost ร (1 + input rate)60 CADResult$60.00
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Effective costCost Exclusive
- 60
- Effective costTax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costInput Tax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costCost Tax Basis
- Tax-exclusive cost
- Effective costInput Tax Recoverable
- Yes
- Effective costRegistration State
- Registered
Gross profit per unit
Effective cost
recoverable: tax-inclusive cost รท (1 + input rate), tax-exclusive cost unchanged; non-recoverable: tax-inclusive cost unchanged, tax-exclusive cost ร (1 + input rate)60 CADRequired price excluding GST/HST
effective cost รท (1 โ target retained margin)100 CADGross profit per unit
retained revenue โ effective cost40 CADResult$40.00
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Effective costCost Exclusive
- 60
- Effective costTax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costInput Tax Rate
- 0.13
- Effective costCost Tax Basis
- Tax-exclusive cost
- Effective costInput Tax Recoverable
- Yes
- Effective costRegistration State
- Registered
- Required price excluding GST/HSTEffective Cost
- 60
- Required price excluding GST/HSTTarget Margin
- 0.4
- Gross profit per unitRetained Revenue
- 100
- Gross profit per unitEffective Cost
- 60
Retained gross margin
Gross profit per unit
retained revenue โ effective cost40 CADRetained gross margin
gross profit รท retained revenue40%Result40.0%
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Gross profit per unitRetained Revenue
- 100
- Gross profit per unitEffective Cost
- 60
- Retained gross marginGross Profit
- 40
- Retained gross marginRetained Revenue
- 100
Change from current displayed price
Required displayed price
registered and tax-inclusive display โ retained price ร (1 + entered GST/HST rate); otherwise retained price113 CADChange from current displayed price
required displayed price โ current displayed price13 CADResult$13.00
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Required displayed priceRequired Price Exclusive
- 100
- Required displayed priceTax Rate
- 0.13
- Required displayed priceDisplayed Price Includes Tax
- Yes
- Change from current displayed priceRequired Displayed Price
- 113
- Change from current displayed priceCurrent Displayed Price
- 100
Selected GST/HST rate
Selected GST/HST rate
official policy rate selected by confirmed jurisdiction, supply class and effective period0.13Result13.0%
Uses Standard taxable (On or after 1 April 2025), source version 2026-07-16; threshold status uses Threshold source version 2026-07-16, Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue and Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue, source version 2026-07-16. Retained revenue excludes GST/HST. The engine retains full precision; currency displays to two decimal places.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Selected GST/HST rateJurisdiction
- Ontario โ 13% HST
- Selected GST/HST rateSupply Class
- Standard taxable
- Selected GST/HST rateEffective Period
- On or after 1 April 2025
- Selected GST/HST ratePolicy Rate Row
- Standard taxable
- Selected GST/HST rateEffective Date
- On or after 1 April 2025
- Selected GST/HST rateSource Version
- 2026-07-16
Registration review status
Registration review status
apply the exact official comparison operator to each supported period plus any explicit supported non-turnover triggerBelow the selected turnover thresholdResultBelow the selected turnover threshold
Uses policy dependency cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca version 2026-07-16 and the separately bound rate/classification policy in the same market workflow. The engine compares raw amounts; display rounding never feeds the decision.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Registration review statusPrimary Turnover
- 0
- Registration review statusSecondary Turnover
- 0
- Registration review statusThreshold
- 30,000
Selected threshold
Selected registration threshold
official threshold for the confirmed supported business class30,000 CADResult$30,000.00
Uses policy dependency cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca version 2026-07-16 and the separately bound rate/classification policy in the same market workflow. The engine compares raw amounts; display rounding never feeds the decision.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Selected registration thresholdDependency Id
- cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca
- Selected registration thresholdPolicy Version
- 2026-07-16
Taxable supplies in one calendar quarter
Official turnover period views
keep the official retrospective and prospective turnover views separate0 CADResult$0.00
Uses policy dependency cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca version 2026-07-16 and the separately bound rate/classification policy in the same market workflow. The engine compares raw amounts; display rounding never feeds the decision.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Official turnover period viewsPrimary Turnover
- 0
- Official turnover period viewsSecondary Turnover
- 0
Taxable supplies over the previous four consecutive calendar quarters
Official turnover period views
keep the official retrospective and prospective turnover views separate0 CADResult$0.00
Uses policy dependency cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca version 2026-07-16 and the separately bound rate/classification policy in the same market workflow. The engine compares raw amounts; display rounding never feeds the decision.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Official turnover period viewsPrimary Turnover
- 0
- Official turnover period viewsSecondary Turnover
- 0
Highest entered turnover
Official turnover period views
keep the official retrospective and prospective turnover views separate0 CADResult$0.00
Uses policy dependency cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca version 2026-07-16 and the separately bound rate/classification policy in the same market workflow. The engine compares raw amounts; display rounding never feeds the decision.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Official turnover period viewsPrimary Turnover
- 0
- Official turnover period viewsSecondary Turnover
- 0
Remaining to threshold
Selected registration threshold
official threshold for the confirmed supported business class30,000 CADOfficial turnover period views
keep the official retrospective and prospective turnover views separate0 CADThreshold headroom
max(0, threshold โ highest supported turnover view)30,000 CADResult$30,000.00
Uses policy dependency cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca version 2026-07-16 and the separately bound rate/classification policy in the same market workflow. The engine compares raw amounts; display rounding never feeds the decision.
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool formulas โInputs used by these formula steps
- Selected registration thresholdDependency Id
- cra-gst-hst-registration-threshold-ca
- Selected registration thresholdPolicy Version
- 2026-07-16
- Official turnover period viewsPrimary Turnover
- 0
- Official turnover period viewsSecondary Turnover
- 0
- Threshold headroomThreshold
- 30,000
- Threshold headroomHighest Turnover
- 0
Inputs used
- Cost amount
- 60
- Target retained margin
- 0.4
- Cost tax basis
- 0
- Confirmed place of supply
- 9
- GST/HST supply class
- 1
- Nova Scotia effective date
- 1
- Current calendar-quarter taxable revenue
- 0
- Previous four calendar quarters taxable revenue
- 0
- GST/HST registration state
- 1
- Can input GST/HST be recovered?
- 1
- Confirmed input GST/HST rate
- 0.13
- Does the displayed price include GST/HST?
- 1
- Current displayed price
- 100
- Customer and transaction classification
- 1
- Policy effective-date check
- 1
- Turnover scope check
- 1
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| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| costExclusive | Enter per-unit cost on the selected GST/HST basis. | CAD/unit on the selected GST/HST cost basis | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 60 |
| costTaxBasis | Confirm whether the entered cost includes tax. | โ | 0 (Tax-exclusive cost), 1 (Tax-inclusive cost) | Required | Tax-exclusive cost |
| currentDisplayedPrice | Optional comparison price on the selected GST/HST basis. | CAD/unit on the selected displayed-price GST/HST basis | 0 to 10000000 | Optional | 100 |
| customerClassCode | Confirm that the customer and transaction are inside the displayed domestic supply workflow. | โ | 1 (Confirmed supported domestic customer and transaction), 0 (Cross-border, exempt or uncertain customer scope โ unsupported) | Required | Confirmed supported domestic customer and transaction |
| displayedPriceIncludesTax | Controls whether displayed price adds tax to retained revenue. | โ | 1 (Yes โ show price including GST/HST), 0 (No โ show price excluding GST/HST) | Required | Yes โ show price including GST/HST |
| effectivePeriodCode | Select the transaction period. | โ | 0 (On or before 31 March 2025), 1 (On or after 1 April 2025) | Required | On or after 1 April 2025 |
| inputTaxRate | Required for recoverable GST/HST in a tax-inclusive cost; separate from output rate. | decimal input GST/HST rate on the entered cost | 0 to 1 | Required | 0.13 |
| inputTaxRecoverable | Choose No when tax paid remains in effective cost. | โ | 1 (Yes), 0 (No) | Required | Yes |
| jurisdictionCode | Select the confirmed place of supply; it is not inferred from an address. | โ | 1 (Alberta โ 5% GST), 2 (British Columbia โ 5% GST), 3 (Manitoba โ 5% GST), 4 (New Brunswick โ 15% HST), 5 (Newfoundland and Labrador โ 15% HST), 6 (Northwest Territories โ 5% GST), 7 (Nova Scotia โ effective-date row below), 8 (Nunavut โ 5% GST), 9 (Ontario โ 13% HST), 10 (Prince Edward Island โ 15% HST), 11 (Quebec โ 5% GST (QST excluded)), 12 (Saskatchewan โ 5% GST), 13 (Yukon โ 5% GST), 0 (Unknown โ unsupported) | Required | Ontario โ 13% HST |
| policyEffectiveCode | Confirm that the reviewed rate and registration rules apply to the transaction and turnover periods. | โ | 1 (Reviewed policy period confirmed), 0 (Effective date not confirmed โ stop calculation) | Required | Reviewed policy period confirmed |
| registrationState | Choose the confirmed status; uncertainty keeps an authority warning visible. | โ | 1 (Registered), 0 (Not registered), 2 (Not sure โ check the authority rules) | Required | Registered |
| supplyClassCode | Exempt and unknown supplies fail closed. | โ | 1 (Standard taxable), 2 (Confirmed zero-rated), 0 (Exempt or unknown โ unsupported) | Required | Standard taxable |
| targetMargin | Gross profit share retained before GST/HST. | decimal gross-margin rate on GST/HST-exclusive retained revenue | 0 to 0.95 | Required | 0.4 |
| thresholdPrimary | Enter turnover for this exact measured period. | CAD of taxable supplies/current calendar quarter | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 0 |
| thresholdSecondary | Enter turnover for this separate measured period. | CAD of taxable supplies/previous four consecutive calendar quarters | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 0 |
| turnoverScopeCode | The amounts must use the authority-defined taxable or GST turnover scope. | โ | 1 (Confirmed official turnover scope), 0 (Not confirmed โ stop calculation) | Required | Confirmed official turnover scope |
Canada GST/HST Registration Decision Tool: threshold status
Use the Canadian GST/HST result as a bounded planning review, not a registration or tax determination.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- R = 2 when a reviewed trigger applies; R = 1 at an equality boundary; otherwise R = 0
Data used here
- Canada GST/HST small-supplier threshold tests: Canada Revenue Agency; verified; checked 2026-07-16.
- Canada GST/HST rates by place of supply: Canada Revenue Agency; verified; checked 2026-07-16.
Decision checks
Stress-test the decision
Retest projected turnover, cost and customer-facing price without changing jurisdiction or classification at the same time.
Assumptions and sources
- Canada GST/HST small-supplier threshold tests
- Canada Revenue Agency GST/HST registration guidance Checked 2026-07-16.
Primary source โ - Canada GST/HST rates by place of supply
- Canada Revenue Agency place-of-supply and current-rate guidance Checked 2026-07-16.
Primary source โ
When this estimate can be misleading
- This workflow does not determine GST/HST registration, taxability, place of supply, exemptions, filing dates or liability.
- Only the displayed business classes and period tests are supported; uncertain or additional cases stop instead of using a guessed threshold.
- The entered amounts must use the authority-defined taxable-turnover scope and must not mix periods or tax bases.
- A below-threshold result does not rule out another registration trigger, voluntary registration or a special rule.
- The price calculation supports only the displayed jurisdiction/place-of-supply, supply and customer classifications, registration state and effective-date row; unsupported GST/HST cases fail closed.
- Use the official authority guidance or a qualified adviser before acting.
- Use the Canadian GST/HST result as a bounded planning review, not a registration or tax determination.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations โ
Related reading
Guides to interpret the decision and its assumptions.
- Canada GST/HST Pricing: Registration and Place of Supply
Keep retained economics separate from GST/HST registration and the rate selected from the confirmed place of supply.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I review a supported Canadian GST/HST registration and place-of-supply scenario with the resulting price and margin?
Confirm the selected scope and effective date with the linked authority before changing registration treatment or customer price.
Does this decide whether the business must register?
No. It compares only supported turnover views with a reviewed threshold and always requires an authority check.
Why are the periods shown separately?
The relevant authorities apply distinct retrospective or prospective tests. Combining them would change the rule.
Does Margin101 store my turnover?
Tool inputs and results stay in this browser. Anonymous categorical usage analytics send only governed page, tool, cluster and action identifiers; tool inputs and results are never sent. Error monitoring is disabled. Optional saved state stays only on this device.
Is this tax or legal advice?
No. It is educational threshold triage; confirm the actual obligation with the authority or a qualified adviser.
What evidence should I check before making the decision?
Check the source record, timing and excluded costs behind the result before making the business decision.
How should I treat tax in this calculation?
Use the tax basis and rate shown by the tool, confirm that they fit the transaction and jurisdiction, and keep every input on one consistent basis.