The deadlines for filing all types of GST/HST and QST returns remain the same. If you are able to file the returns by the usual deadlines, you should do so.

However, you will not be charged interest or a penalty if you file, by June 30, 2020, all returns that you would normally have been required to file between March 27, 2020, and June 1, 2020.

If you continue to experience difficulty in filing your GST/HST and QST returns after June 30, you can apply in writing to have your penalties cancelled. Cancellations will be granted on a case-by-case basis. See Application for Cancellation of Interest, Penalties or Charges for more information.

The deadline for paying GST/HST and QST related to returns that would normally be filed between March 27, 2020, and June 1, 2020, has been extended to June 30, 2020. The same applies to instalment payments.

If you continue to experience difficulty in remitting GST/HST and QST amounts after June 30, you can contact us to enter into a payment agreement or you can apply in writing to have your penalties and interest cancelled. Cancellations will be granted on a case-by-case basis. See Payment Agreements and Application for Cancellation of Interest, Penalties or Charges for more information.

Yes. Given the circumstances, we are temporarily prioritizing tax refunds to ensure you quickly receive the money you need.

Note that you can now file fillable PDFs of some tax refund applications using our online service in My Account for businesses.

Use our online services to ensure your application is processed faster.

The usual April 30, 2020, deadline for the first calendar quarter of 2020 has been extended to July 31, 2020, for both filing the return and remitting the related tax.

This means that if you are registered for the tax on lodging, you will have two returns to file by July 31, 2020: one for the first calendar quarter of 2020 and one for the second quarter.

Yes. The extension applies to anyone required to file a return respecting the tax on lodging for the first calendar quarter of 2020.

No. We will not charge any penalties or interest for the first quarter of 2020 if you file the return respecting the tax on lodging and remit the related tax by July 31, 2020.

No special measures have been announced for other taxes, such as:

• the specific tax on alcoholic beverages;
• the tax on insurance premiums;
• the specific duty on new tires;
• the municipal tax for 9-1-1 service;
• the fuel tax;
• the tobacco tax.

No. The usual deadlines apply, regardless of your remittance frequency.

Given the exceptional circumstances caused by COVID-19, we do not consider the total or partial reimbursement of up to $500 for necessary computer or office equipment that an employee purchased for teleworking as a taxable benefit for the employee. We consider that the employer gains the most from the purchase.

This credit complements the federal Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and is granted to employers who are eligible for the CEWS and have an establishment in Québec for an eligibility period of up to 36 weeks that runs from March 15 to November 21, 2020.

As is usually the case for employer contributions refunded by the federal government, this credit is equal to the total health services fund contribution an employer made on the salary and wages paid to employees on paid leave.

For more information, see the following:

• information bulletin 2020-11 published on the Ministère des Finances du Québec website on August 17, 2020; and
• Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy on the federal government website.

No. This credit is granted to employers who are eligible for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and have an establishment in Québec.

Employers who are eligible for only the 10% Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers are not eligible for the credit for contributions to the health services fund.

No. The credit covers only employees who are on paid leave for an entire week during the eligibility period. It does not cover employees who work during a given week, even if it is for just a few hours. Likewise, employees who received no remuneration from the employer for at least 14 consecutive days during an eligibility period that ended on or before July 4, 2020, are not eligible for that period.

Employers must complete the Summary of Source Deductions and Employer Contributions (RLZ‑1.S-V or RLZ-1.ST-V) in order to claim the credit for contributions to the health services fund for 2020. No other documents are required. We may contact employers afterwards to check their eligibility for the credit.

An employer can deduct the amount of the credit for contributions to the health services fund from the periodic payments of the contribution to the health services fund to be made to Revenu Québec after April 30, 2020. The amount must be related to the salary and wages paid to an employee on paid leave before the deadline for making a periodic payment and must not have reduced another periodic payment. However, the employer cannot amend a source deductions and employer contributions return filed before May 1, 2020, to take into account the credit for contributions to the health services fund.

The credit for contributions to the health services fund is equal to the salaries and wages subject to the contribution to the health services fund paid, for a week included in a qualifying period, to an employee who was on paid leave (unless the employee was not remunerated during a period of at least 14 consecutive days included in a qualifying period ended on or before July 4, 2020) multiplied by the health services fund contribution rate.

If an employee is paid every two weeks and one of the two weeks is included in a qualifying period, only the portion of the salaries and wages subject to the contribution to the health services fund paid in that week will give entitlement to the credit for contributions to the health services fund.

Some corporations must normally file the Déclaration de revenus des sociétés (CO-17) no later than the date that is six months after the end of their taxation year. If that date falls in the period:

• from March 17 to May 30, 2020, those corporations have until June 1, 2020, to file the return;
• from May 31 to August 31, 2020, those corporations have until September 1, 2020, to file the return.

However, if the deadline for paying a balance due of income tax has been extended to September 30, 2020, no late-filing penalties will be imposed in respect of returns filed by that date.

Corporations that would normally have to pay instalments in the period between March 17 and September 29, 2020, now have until September 30, 2020 to do so.

Interest will accrue from October 1, 2020, on any payment not received by September 30, 2020.

A corporation must normally pay its income tax balance no later than the date that is two months after the end of its taxation year. If that date falls in the period between March 17 and September 29, 2020, the corporation has until September 30, 2020, to pay its balance.

Interest will accrue from October 1, 2020, on any payment not received by September 30, 2020.

Partnerships that would normally file the Partnership Information Return (TP-600-V) during the period from:

• March 17 to March 31, 2020, now have until May 1, 2020, to file the return;
• April 1 to May 30, 2020, now have until June 1, 2020, to file the return;
• May 31 to August 31, 2020, now have until September 1, 2020, to file the return.

The deadline for filing the Information Return for Registered Charities and Other Donees (TP-985.22-V) has been extended to December 31, 2020, for registered charities that are required to file the return between March 17, 2020, and December 30, 2020.

This measure also applies to other donees that are required to file form TP-985.22-V during the same period.

Non-profit corporations must normally file the Déclaration de revenus et de renseignements des sociétés sans but lucratif (CO-17.SP) and the Information Return for Tax-Exempt Entities (TP-997.1-V), if applicable, by the date that is six months after the end of their taxation year. If that date falls in the period:

• from March 17 to May 30, 2020, those corporations have until June 1, 2020, to file the returns;
• from May 31 to August 31, 2020, those corporations have until September 1, 2020, to file the returns.

The filing deadline for the Trust Income Tax Return (TP-646-V) or the Trust Information Return (TP-646.1-V) has been extended for certain trusts.

Trust whose taxation year ended on December 31, 2019

The filing deadline for the trust income tax or information return for 2019 of a trust whose taxation year ended on December 31, 2019, has been extended to May 1, 2020.

Trust whose taxation year ended on a date that falls in the period from January 1 to March 1, 2020

The filing deadline for the trust income tax return or information return of a trust whose taxation year ended on a date that falls in the period from January 1 to March 1, 2020, has been extended to June 1, 2020.

Trust whose taxation year ended on a date that falls in the period from March 2 to June 2, 2020

The filing deadline for the trust income tax return or information return of a trust whose taxation year ended on a date that falls in the period from March 2 to June 2, 2020, has been extended to September 1, 2020.

However, since the deadline for paying a balance due of income tax has been extended to September 30, 2020, no late-filing penalties will be imposed in respect of returns filed by that date.

The deadline for filing the Mining Tax Return (IM-30-V) has been extended:

• to June 1, 2020, for operators that were required to file the return in the period from March 17 to May 30, 2020;
• to September 1, 2020, for operators that were required to file the return in the period from May 31 to August 31, 2020.

This measure also applies to operators of more than one mine that must use forms IM-30.MX-V and IM-30.DL-V (instead of form IM-30-V) to file their mining tax return.

The measures deferring payment of corporation income tax instalments and balances also apply to the mining tax. For more information, see Businesses – Corporation income tax above.

No. Since July 1, 2020, a Sommaire périodique des ventes (periodic sales summary) must be filed as usual.

Consequently, restaurant establishment operators must once again produce a periodic sales summary using a sales recording module (SRM) and send it us by the normal deadline.  

However, operators will not charged a penalty if they fail to file a periodic sales summary for periods between January 1 and June 30, 2020. Operators are still encouraged to send us summaries for those periods when they are able to do so.

Yes, the forms listed below can be signed electronically until further notice. However, the signature must meet the general requirements of specialized tools.

• Autorisation relative à la communication de renseignements ou procuration (MR-69 or MRW-69.RP);
• Autorisation relative à la communication de renseignements à une personne inscrite à Mon dossier pour les entreprises ou procuration (MRW-69.E);
• Révocation d'une autorisation relative à la communication de renseignements ou d'une procuration (MR-69.R).

Note that My Account for businesses can be used to give a designated person power of attorney or authorization. In this case, an electronic signature is not necessary.  

We will accept the following types of electronic signatures:

• a digital certificate (for example, a digital certificate produced using a specialized tool);
• a scanned hand-written signature (meaning an image of a signature);
• a signature made using an input tool such as a stylus or mouse.

On March 17, 2020, we notified financial institutions that Revenu Québec had granted a release of garnishments on current bank accounts, including business accounts, for tax debt so that everyone could get the government assistance they were entitled to.

Given the evolving situation, we will gradually begin to reapply recovery measures as of October 5, 2020, while respecting the relief measures still in effect. Consequently, as of that date, we can once again send financial institutions seizure by garnishment notices for Québec tax debts.

Requirements to pay (GST debts) issued under the Excise Tax Act are still suspended until further notice.

Note that garnishments covering investment accounts (including RRSPs) were maintained unless the garnishment covered bank accounts and investment accounts simultaneously. In addition, if legal proceedings were started to liquidate investment accounts, the garnishment on these accounts was also maintained. For information specific to your situation, call us at 1 866 832-6816.

Direct deposit is the fastest way to receive a refund.

For information about registering for direct deposit, see Direct Deposit of Refunds.

Online is the fastest, safest way to file a return, since it reduces physical handling of documents.

For more information, see our online services for businesses.