Get a GST/HST access code

You may be looking for:

• Netfile access code for personal income tax
  Web access code for filing information returns (for example T4, T4a, T5)

Did you know that you may not need to have a GST/HST access code?

You can file your GST/HST returns through the CRA's My Business Account which is more secure option and provides additional services. This method does not require the use of a GST/HST access code.

To get access to My Business Account, you will need:

• your CRA user ID and password, or a Sign-In Partner; and
• a Business Number (BN) to which you currently have associated your Social Insurance Number (SIN) or Individual Tax Number (ITN).

For step by step instructions on accessing My Business Account, go to: Registration process to access the CRA sign-in services.

Should you still need a GST/HST access code, here is what you need to do as a business owner.

As a business owner, you can change your GST/HST access code to a number of your choice by using GST/HST Access Code Online.

A GST/HST access code can also be created over the telephone by the business owner or an authorized representative (with level 2 authorization or higher).

GST/HST Access Code Online

GST/HST Access Code Online lets you change your current access code to a number of your choice. Your new access code can be used to file all future returns. Your original access code will no longer be valid.

To change your GST/HST access code, you will need to enter your business number and your choice of the following information from a previously filed return:

• the reporting period and line 109 (net tax) where the amount on line 109 is not $0.00; or,
• the reporting period and confirmation number from a return filed using GST/HST NETFILE, TELEFILE, or Internet File Transfer.

If you have never received an access code, call us at 1-800-959-5525 and we will give you one. If you are calling from outside Canada and the United States, call us collect at 613-940-8497.

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Please note that your secure session will expire after 35 minutes of inactivity.

Business enquiries

If you are not able to change your access code by using GST/HST Access Code Online, call us at 1-800-959-5525 and we will change it for you. If you are calling from outside Canada and the United States, call us collect at 613-940-8497.