🧩 Understanding Taxes in Canada
Depending on your province, you may need to apply:
GST — federal tax
PST — provincial tax
HST — combined tax (federal + provincial)
👉 Your setup depends on whether your province uses:
HST only
GST + PST
GST only
Check your province set up here.
⚠️ Tax rates can change. Make sure to check the current rates for your province before setting up.
⚙️ How Taxes Work in bsport
Taxes must be configured in 2 places:
1. Provincial Tax Settings
Go to Settings > Billing > Provincial tax
You can define:
A tax name
A percentage
🔴 Important:
If nothing is set here → no provincial tax will appear on invoices
Once created → this tax cannot be deleted
You can only rename it
⚠️ If your province only applies HST or GST, please do not set up anything here.
2. Product Configuration
For each product, you must enter: Total tax = Federal tax + Provincial tax (if applicable)
👉 This means you always input the combined tax rate.
🗺️ Setup by Province Type
Case 1: Provinces with HST
👉 Only one tax applies
What to do:
Do NOT configure anything in Provincial tax
If you already set up something in the past here, please indique 0 as tax rate and void the name field and only enter a space, then click save.
In your products:
Enter the HST rate only
✅ Result:
A single tax applied on invoices
Case 2: Provinces with GST + PST
👉 Two taxes apply
What to do:
Go to Settings > Billing > Provincial tax
Add:
Name → e.g. PST
Percentage → your provincial rate
In your products:
Enter GST + PST combined
✅ Result:
GST is included in the product tax
PST appears as a separate line on invoices
Case 3: Provinces with GST only
👉 Only one tax applies
What to do:
Do NOT configure anything in Provincial tax
If you already set up something in the past here, please indique 0 as tax rate and void the name field and only enter a space, then click save.
In your products:
Enter the GST rate only
✅ Result:
Only GST is applied
🧠 Summary
Situation | Provincial tax setting | Product tax input |
HST province | ❌ No | HST only |
GST + PST province | ✅ Yes (PST) | GST + PST |
GST only province | ❌ No | GST only |
⚠️ Common Mistakes
❌ Not setting provincial tax → PST won’t appear on invoices
❌ Entering only GST in products (for GST + PST provinces)
❌ Setting a provincial tax in HST provinces → duplicate taxation
💡 Best Practices
Always verify your province’s tax structure and rates
Use clear naming (e.g. PST)
Test your setup with a sample invoice