The IT solution used to apply the consumption tax exemption for First Nations must let users send us transaction data regarding fuel and alcoholic beverage sales made in a service station or a retail outlet situated on a reserve or in a First Nations settlement in Québec to someone who holds an attestation d'inscription (registration card) under the Program for Administering the Consumption Tax Exemption for First Nations.

The solution works with:

• an IT solution developed by a product developer;
• our systems.

IT solution

The product you develop must include the following:

• a point-of-sale terminal (PST);
• a point-of-sale server (PSS).

Point-of-sale terminal (PST)

The PST is a piece of equipment used to apply the consumption tax exemption for First Nations (fuel tax and tax on alcoholic beverages) at service stations and retail outlets situated on a reserve or in a First Nations settlement in Québec. It must be able to:

• check eligibility for the consumption tax exemption through the PSS;
• collect registration card and sales information;
• produce a sales receipt;
• keep a database of valid certificate information that can be used offline; and
• confidentially and securely send the required information to the PSS in real time.

Point-of-sale server (PSS)

The PSS is a server hosted traditionally at a location in Canada or hosted in a cloud environment. It must be able to:

• receive information from us and confirm that it was processed;
• confirm eligibility for the consumption tax exemption;
• receive and validate transaction data in real time;
• accumulate transaction data received from the PST; and
• send us the sales data in a consolidated XML file.

Revenu Québec's systems

To apply the consumption tax exemption, your IT solution must communicate with our systems. Our systems can:

• receive, validate and file transaction data daily;
• give retail dealers required information;
• handle refunds for retail dealers of the amount equal to the tax; and 
• check data.

Technical information

You should develop your product to use:

• XML for the files sent to us;
• at least 8 gigabytes of RAM;
• a Microsoft operating system;
• Axway software (our “Échanges interorganismes” system uses Axway to exchange data with other government departments and public or private organizations).