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Canada Shipping Tax Report

  • Dec 30, 2023 3:56 PM UTC
  • 8 replies
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How/Can a report be generated showing GST/Tax charged on Shipping Cost? 

This is a requirement in Canada and I have been unable to generate this report. 

8 replies

Lkorexi
  • Employee
  • Jan 16, 2024 12:00 PM UTC

We are also trying to figure this out. 
It's year end and we cannot generate this information.

Were you able to find this information?


  • Nov 25, 2024 11:59 PM UTC

I have asked the same question with no answers. I spoke with CRA and I was advised this is not legal, their shipping fees include taxes then they must provide an invoice showing the taxes charged

 


I am having the same problem. what is the work around for this? how did you end up calculating the sales tax paid without it?


Lkorexi
  • Employee
  • Jan 25, 2025 2:14 PM UTC

I've had this ticket open for over a year and still not getting anywhere. We have tens of thousands of dollars that we cannot put through our HST filings for the year because of this and causing a extreme overpayment to CRA.


Lkorexi
  • Employee
  • Jan 25, 2025 7:06 PM UTC

This is the response I received from their team:

Shipstation- "I truly appreciate your understanding regarding the inconvenience you are currently facing. I managed to discuss this issue with our Senior Support team, and they indicated that this is not a service we provide; it would be considered a feature request. ShipStation does not provide tax breakdowns.
2:02 PM


How are we to submit our tax reports to CRA?

 


CelticStudio

Anyone have an update on this? I've been unsure if ShipStation was even charging tax on shipping lables paid through my ShipStation balance since I am not able to find it on any of the reports. I have not been able to claim back the GST(5%) or HST (13% / 15%) on any of these shipments from Purolator for example. I thought posssibly that since we fund the ShipStation balance and it is their American company actually buying the Canadian Purolator label that they are not charged the federal tax as they are out of the country. Is this the case?

I find it hard to believe that a company as large as ShipStation would not follow Canadian tax law requirments but then again Etsy and Amazon have done so and in both cases the large corporation overcollects tax which then benefits the government who don't seem too concerned with the issue. Small business is left paying the additional costs of course.

Any help from others would be great, especially ShipStation staff!


  • May 13, 2025 2:21 PM UTC

I have requested that they do a change and nothing as of yet. I don't understand how they consider this as a feature when it is not a feature it is a requirement in order to operate an invoice in Canada. YOU CAN NOT charge us taxes without proper accounting of it. I have reported it to CRA and reported it to shipstation and still nothing..... on my end I am using my own carriers at this time because I can not absorb the costs of taxes.