January goods and services tax/harmonized
sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments
 Ottawa,
January 5, 2004... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is issuing
the January goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST)
credit payments today. Individuals who have their GST/HST
credit payments deposited directly into their accounts at
their financial institutions can expect to receive their payments
today. Individuals who receive their GST/HST credit cheques
by mail can expect to receive them within the next 10 working
days. If they have not received their cheques by January 19,
they should contact the GST/HST Credit Enquiries service at
1-800-959-1953. This service is available
from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, on weekdays.
The CRA expects to issue GST/HST credit
payments totaling more than $738 million to more than
8.3 million individuals across Canada this quarter.
Payments under the Saskatchewan Sales
Tax Credit program are also included with the January 2004
GST/HST credit payments.
To receive GST/HST credit quarterly payments,
people must file their 2002 income tax and benefit return
and complete the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax
(GST/HST) credit application area on the first page of the
return.
Individuals who move must inform the CRA
immediately to ensure that payments of their GST/HST credit
are not disrupted, even if they use direct deposit and their
bank account does not change. The CRA's Address Changes Online
service makes a change of address easier. This service is
available at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/newaddress/.
General information regarding the GST/HST
credit can be obtained through the CRA's automated Tax Information
Phone Service (T.I.P.S.) at 1-800-267-6999,
or on the CRA Web site at http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/benefits/.
A fact
sheet with more information on the GST/HST credit is available
on our site.
This document is also available for
download
in .pdf format.
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