GST71 Notification of GST/HST Accounting Periods

Fill out this form to notify the CRA of your business's accounting periods, or to request approval to use fiscal months that are not within standard guidelines.

Ways to get the form

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  You must download and open fillable PDFs in Acrobat Reader 10 or higher.

  • Accessible Fillable PDF (gst71-fill-21e.pdf)

• Print and fill out by hand

  • Standard print PDF (gst71-21e.pdf)

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