GST/HST Rebate for Partners
Includes Form GST370

RC4091(E) Rev. 11

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Table of contents

• Is this guide for you?
• GST/HST and Quebec
• What's new?
• Definitions
• What is the GST/HST?
• GST/HST rebate for partners
• Do you qualify for the rebate?
  • Eligible expenses
  • Non-eligible expenses
  • Capital cost allowance on motor vehicles,
    musical instruments, and aircraft
  • Allowances
• Filing your rebate application
  • Filing deadline
  • Rebate restriction
  • Overpayment of a rebate
  • How a rebate affects your income tax
  • Keeping records
• How to complete Form GST370
  • Area A - Identification
  • Area B - Rebate calculation
    • Situation 1 - The only expenses you deducted for income tax purposes are union, professional, or similar dues
    • Situation 2 - You deducted only GST expenses on your income tax return
    • Situation 3 - You deducted only HST expenses on your income tax return
    • Situation 4 - You deducted both GST and HST expenses on your income tax return
    • Situation 5 - Property and services brought into a participating province
  • Area C - Declaration by claimant's employer or partnership
  • Area D - Certification
  • After completing your rebate application
• Questions and answers
• Publications and forms
• For more information

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Is this guide for you?

This guide contains information on how to apply for the goods and services sales tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) partner rebate for members of a partnership that is a GST/HST registrant.

If you are a member of a partnership that is a GST/HST registrant, this rebate may be available to you for the GST/HST you paid on certain expenses that you deducted from your share of the partnership income on your income tax return. The rebate may also apply to GST/HST paid on motor vehicles, musical instruments, and aircraft for which you deducted capital cost allowance for income tax purposes.

If you are an employee and want to claim a rebate for the GST/HST you paid on employment expenses that you deducted on your income tax return, see Guide T4044, Employment Expenses. It also includes Form GST370, Employee and Partner GST/HST Rebate Application.

Note
If you are employed as a tradesperson (including apprentice mechanics), and you deducted expenses for tools on your income tax return, you may be eligible to claim a rebate for the GST/HST you paid on these expenses. For more information, see Guide T4044.

GST/HST and Quebec

In Quebec, Revenu Québec administers the GST/HST. If the physical location of your business is in Quebec, you have to file your returns with Revenu Québec using its forms. For more information, see the Revenu Québec publication IN 203-V, General Information Concerning the QST and the GST/HST, available at Revenu Québec or call 1-800-567-4692.

What's new?

We list the major changes below, including changes that have been announced but were not law at the time of printing this guide. If they become law as proposed, they will be effective as of the dates indicated. For more information on these and other changes, see the areas outlined in colour in this guide.

Definitions

Allowance - means any payment, periodic or otherwise, which you as a member of a partnership receive from the partnership, in addition to your partnership income, without having to account for its use. A reasonable allowance is not included in your income for income tax purposes. For example, you usually do not include an allowance for a motor vehicle in your income when it is based solely on a reasonable per-kilometre rate.

Note
If your partnership pays you an allowance, special rules apply with respect to this rebate. For details, see Allowances.

Exempt supplies - are supplies of property and services that are not subject to the GST/HST. GST/HST registrants cannot claim input tax credits to recover the GST/HST paid or payable on expenses related to making such supplies.

Input tax credit (ITC) - means a credit GST/HST registrants can claim to recover the GST/HST paid or payable for property or services they acquired, imported into Canada, or brought into a participating province for use, consumption, or supply in the course of their commercial activities.

Participating province - means the province of British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Ontario.

Property - includes goods, real property and intangible personal property such as trademarks, rights to use a patent, and admissions to a place of amusement, but does not include money.

Reimbursement - means a payment you receive from your partnership as a repayment for amounts you spent in connection with your partnership’s business. Generally, you complete an expense report detailing the amounts you spent. Usually, a reimbursement is not taxable for income tax purposes, unless it is for payment of your personal expenses.

For purposes of the GST/HST rebate, if you receive an allowance or reimbursement from the partnership, we will treat that allowance or reimbursement the same way we would if you were an employee. For more information on allowances and reimbursements, see Interpretation Bulletin IT-522R, Vehicle, Travel and Sales Expenses of Employees.

Registrant - means a person who is registered, or has to be registered, for GST/HST purposes.

Supply - means the provision of property or a service in any way, including sale, transfer, barter, exchange, licence, rental, lease, gift, and disposition.

Taxable supplies - are supplies of property and services that are made in the course of a commercial activity and are subject to the GST/HST (including zero-rated supplies).

Zero-rated supplies - are supplies of property and services that are taxable at the rate of 0%. This means there is no GST/HST charged on these supplies but GST/HST registrants can claim ITCs for the GST/HST paid or payable on purchases and expenses made to provide them.

What is the GST/HST?

The goods and services tax (GST) is a tax that applies to most supplies of property and services made in Canada. The GST also applies to supplies of real property (for example, land, buildings and interests in such property) and intangible property such as trademarks, rights to use a patent, and digitized products downloaded from the Internet and paid for individually.

The participating provinces harmonized their provincial sales tax with the GST to implement the harmonized sales tax (HST) in those provinces. Generally, the HST applies to the same base of property and services as the GST.

GST/HST registrants who make taxable supplies (other than zero-rated supplies) in the participating provinces collect tax at the applicable HST rate (see the chart below). GST/HST Registrants collect tax at the 5% GST rate on taxable supplies they make in the rest of Canada (other than zero-rated supplies). For more information on the HST, see Guide RC4022, General Information for GST/HST Registrants.

GST/HST Rates
	Before July 1, 2010	On or after July 1, 2010
Ontario	GST at 5%	HST at 13%
British Columbia	GST at 5%	HST at 12%
Nova Scotia	HST at 13%	HST at 15%
New Brunswick	HST at 13%	HST at 13%
Newfoundland and Labrador	HST at 13%	HST at 13%
Territories and other provinces in Canada	GST at 5%	GST at 5%

GST/HST rebate for partners

This rebate may be available to you if you are an individual who is a member of a partnership that is a GST/HST registrant. The rebate is for the GST/HST you paid on expenses you deducted from your share of the partnership income on your income tax return. However, special rules apply if your partnership paid you an allowance in respect of those expenses. For more information, see Allowances.

The GST/HST rebate is limited to the amount of the input tax credit (ITC) that would have been available to your partnership if the partnership had incurred the expenses directly. Normally, the partnership can claim an ITC for the GST/HST paid or payable on business expenses it incurs for consumption, use, or supply in the course of its commercial activities (that is, in making GST/HST taxable supplies). In effect, the rebate allows an individual partner, who personally pays the GST/HST on expenses related to the partnership, to recover that GST/HST in a way similar to the way the partnership recovers the GST/HST it pays on its expenses.

The rebate is calculated as a fraction of those expenses you deducted from your share of the partnership income on your income tax return, and on which you paid the GST/HST. The fractions are:

• 5/105 for expenses on which you paid 5% GST;
• 12/112 for expenses on which you paid 12% HST;
• 13/113 for expenses on which you paid 13% HST; and
• 15/115 for expenses on which you paid 15% HST.

You may also be entitled to a rebate if you purchased property or services outside a participating province and brought them into a participating province. An additional calculation may be required in this case. For more information, see Situation 5 - Property and services brought into a participating province.

Note
When you receive a rebate for the GST/HST you paid on expenses related to the partnership, you have to include that amount in your income for the year you received it.

Do you qualify for the rebate?

As an individual who is a member of a partnership, you qualify for the GST/HST partner rebate if the following two conditions are met:

• the partnership is a GST/HST registrant; and
• you personally paid the GST/HST on expenses that:
  • you did not incur on the account of the partnership; and
  • you deducted from your share of the partnership income on your income tax return.

As a partner, you can only claim a rebate to the extent that the partnership could have otherwise claimed an input tax credit (ITC) if it had incurred the expense directly. This means that if your partnership cannot claim any ITCs because it provides only exempt supplies, (for example, doctors providing exempt medical services), you would not be eligible to claim a GST/HST partner rebate for the expenses you deducted from your share of the partnership income.

The rebate is limited to the amount that would qualify for an ITC if the partnership had incurred the expenses and paid  the GST/HST in the last reporting period of its last fiscal year that ended in the calendar year for which you are claiming the rebate.

Eligible expenses

Your partnership agreement may identify expenses you are required to pay personally. Some examples include:

• office expenses;
• travelling expenses;
• food, beverage, and entertainment expenses;
• lodging;
• some motor vehicle expenses;
• leasing costs;
• parking costs; and
• miscellaneous supplies (such as, stationary items, street maps, stamps, toner, ink, cartridges, and directories).

In addition, to be eligible for the rebate, you must have paid the GST/HST on the expense or acquisition and the partnership must use it to make taxable supplies.

Note
For information on when a GST/HST rebate may be available if you personally pay the GST/HST on such items, see Capital cost allowance on motor vehicles, musical instruments, and aircraft.

Non-eligible expenses

Non-eligible expenses include the following:

• expenses on which you did not pay the GST/HST, such as:
  • most expenses you incurred outside Canada;
  • acquisitions of zero-rated goods and services (goods and services that are subject to the GST/HST, but at a rate of 0%), including basic groceries, prescription drugs, medical devices, most agriculture and fish products, and certain expenses that farmers and fishers incur;
  • acquisitions of exempt goods and services (goods and services that are not subject to the GST/HST) including most health and dental care services, most educational services, medical underwriting fees, insurance premiums, bonding premiums, mortgage interest, residential rents, interest, motor vehicle licence and registration fees; and
  • salaries;
• expenses you incurred when your partnership was not a GST/HST registrant;
• expenses for which your partnership paid you an allowance that is not reported in Area C of Form GST370, Employee and Partner GST/HST Rebate Application. For more information, see Allowances;
• any personal-use portion of an eligible expense;
• 50% of the GST/HST paid on eligible expenses for food, beverages, and entertainment;
• an eligible expense or part of an eligible expense, for which you received, or are entitled to receive, a reimbursement from your partnership;
• expenses of a partner that relate to the supply of exempt goods or services. If you are a member of a partnership that sells exempt goods or services as well as taxable goods or services, subtract the amount of expenses relating to the exempt sales from the total expenses; and
• expenses relating to supplies of exempt goods or services may be calculated on a percentage basis (for example, by estimating the percentage of the expenses that relate to exempt goods or services) or by specifically identifying those expenses that relate to exempt goods or services supplied by the partnership.

Capital cost allowance on motor vehicles, musical instruments, and aircraft

You can claim a rebate of the GST/HST you paid on the acquisition of a motor vehicle, musical instrument, or an aircraft, based on the amount of capital cost allowance (CCA) you deducted on that property for a tax year. If you deduct CCA on more than one property of the same class, you have to separate the portion of the CCA for the property that qualifies for the rebate from the CCA for the other property.

If you deduct an amount of CCA on a motor vehicle, musical instrument, or aircraft on your income tax return, you can claim a rebate of:

• 5/105 of the eligible portion of the CCA, if you paid 5% GST when you bought the property;
• 12/112 of the eligible portion of the CCA, if you paid 12% HST when you bought the property;
• 13/113 of the eligible portion of the CCA, if you paid 13% HST when you bought the property; and
• 15/115 of the eligible portion of the CCA if you paid 15% HST when you bought the property.

The eligible portion of CCA is the part of the CCA you deducted for income tax purposes in a tax year that relates specifically to the motor vehicle, musical instrument, or aircraft on which you paid the GST/HST and that is eligible for the rebate, to the extent that the partnership uses that property to make taxable supplies. For more information on calculating the eligible portion of CCA and the rebate, see the example.

Note
Special rules apply if your partnership paid you an allowance in respect of the property. For more information, see "Allowances" below.

You may also be entitled to a rebate if you purchased your motor vehicle, musical instrument, or aircraft outside a participating province and brought the property into a participating province. An additional calculation may be required in this case. For more information, see Situation 5 - Property and services brought into a participating province.

Allowances

You cannot claim a GST/HST partner rebate for the GST/HST you paid on expenses for which your partnership paid you a reasonable allowance. If your partnership paid you an unreasonable allowance, you can claim the rebate only if the partnership reports it in Area C of the rebate application.

This rule also applies when your partnership pays you an allowance relating to motor vehicles, musical instruments, or aircraft. You cannot claim the rebate based on the CCA you deducted for these properties if the partnership pays you a reasonable allowance. You can claim the rebate only if the partnership pays you an unreasonable allowance and reports it in Area C of the rebate application.

A reasonable allowance is not included in your income for income tax purposes. An unreasonable allowance, however, is generally included in your income for income tax purposes. For more information, see Area C - Declaration by claimant's employer or partnership. For more information on allowances, see Policy Statement P-075R, Allowances and Reimbursements and GST Memoranda 400-3-11, Allowances and Reimbursements.

Filing your rebate application

To file your rebate application, complete Form GST370, Employee and Partner GST/HST Rebate Application. If you are claiming a GST/HST rebate for both employee and partner expenses, use only one application form and combine your expenses.

Note
This version of Form GST370 applies to 2011 and later tax years. If you need a form for a previous tax year, go to Forms and publications for GST/HST, or call 1-800-959-2221.

Filing deadline

You should file your rebate application with your income tax return for the year in which you deduct the corresponding expenses for income tax purposes.

If you do not file your rebate application with your income tax return, send it along with a letter to your tax centre. Include details such as your social insurance number and the tax year to which the rebate application relates. You can find your tax centre address by, going to Tax services offices and tax centres - Addresses, office hours, and fax numbers or by calling 1-800-959-8281.

If you do not file your rebate application when you file your income tax return, you have up to four years from the end of the year to which the expenses relate to file an application. We use the calendar year in which you take your income tax deduction to calculate the filing deadline. For example, if you incur an eligible expense and deduct it from your share of the partnership income in the 2011 tax year, you have until December 31, 2015, to file the GST/HST rebate application relating to that expense.

Rebate restriction

You can only file one GST/HST rebate application for each calendar year.

You cannot receive a rebate of an amount if:

• the amount was previously rebated, credited, refunded, or remitted to you;
• you are entitled to obtain a rebate (other than this type of rebate), refund, or remission of the amount;
• you received a credit note, or you issued a debit note, for an adjustment, refund or credit that includes the amount; or
• the deadline for filing the rebate has passed.

Overpayment of a rebate

If you receive an overpayment of a GST/HST rebate, you have to repay the excess. You can find payment methods by going to Making payments and selecting "GST/HST payments and instalments."

Interest will be charged on an overdue amount equal to the basic rate plus 4%.

The basic rate is based on the rate charged on 90 day Treasury Bills, adjusted quarterly, and rounded up to the nearest whole percentage. To get the current interest rate, go to Prescribed interest rates or call 1-800-959-8281.

How a rebate affects your income tax

If you receive a GST/HST partner rebate, you have to include it in your income for the tax year in which you receive it. For example, if in 2011 you receive a GST/HST rebate relating to the 2010 tax year, you have to include the amount of the rebate in your income tax return for 2011. Report the amount of the rebate you receive that relates to eligible expenses, other than capital cost allowance (CCA), on line 9974 of form T2125, Statement of Business or Professional Activities.

If you are an employee and want to claim a rebate for the GST/HST you paid on employment expenses that you deducted on your income tax return, see Guide T4044, Employment Expenses. It also includes Form GST370.

If any part of the rebate relates to the CCA deduction for a motor vehicle, a musical instrument, or an aircraft, you have to reduce the undepreciated capital cost (UCC) of the related property by that part of the rebate.

Example
In 2011, Myriam, who is a partner in a partnership, received an $85 GST/HST partner rebate. Of the rebate, $56.28 relates to a CCA deduction for her motor vehicle. At the end of 2010, the UCC for her vehicle was $21,652. Her UCC for the beginning of 2011 will be $21,595.72 ($21,652 - $56.28). The remaining $28.72 ($85 - $56.28) will be reported on line 9974 as self-employed income on Form T2125.

Keeping records

You have to keep adequate books and records to support your claim for a GST/HST rebate. Generally, these are the same records you need to support your deductions for income tax purposes. They include receipts, invoices, credit card statements, cancelled cheques, and written agreements. The records to support your claim should contain the information we need to determine the GST/HST you paid on each purchase you made (for example, they should provide the amount of the GST/HST you paid, or indicate the amount you paid including the GST/HST).

A person who sells taxable goods and services to you and charges you the GST/HST has to provide, when you request it, enough information to allow you to support your GST/HST rebate claim.

You do not have to send us these records with your GST/HST rebate application. However, you have to keep them for six years after the end of the year to which they relate, in case we ask to see them.

How to complete Form GST370

You have to complete areas A, B, and D of Form GST370, Employee and Partner GST/HST Rebate Application. If applicable, an authorized officer of your partnership has to complete Area C. Use a separate application form for each tax year.

If you are claiming a GST/HST rebate for both employee and partner expenses, use only one application form and combine your expenses.

Form GST370 has been changed. The new version of the form includes Chart 3 on page 3 of the form. Use this chart to calculate your rebate for property and services brought into a participating province.

If you have to make claims using different HST rates (see the chart), you will have to calculate the expenses and the rebates separately on page 2 and 3 of Form GST370 in the appropriate columns of Chart 1, Chart 2, and Chart 3 and then enter the totals in area B of Form GST370. Do not group all the expenses together at the lower rate. Use the appropriate rate for the participating province.

Note
This version of Form GST370 applies to 2011 and later tax years. If you need a form for a previous tax year, go to Forms and publications for GST/HST, or call 1-800-959-2221.

Area A - Identification

If you are the claimant, enter your name and social insurance number in the boxes provided. The "Tax year of claim" should be the same year as the income tax return for which you are claiming the GST/HST rebate. You can only file one rebate application per calendar year. Also, enter the name of the partnership (include the trading or operating name, if applicable), and the business number (BN). The BN consists of two parts - the registration number and the account identifier. The entire number has 15 characters:

• nine digits to identify the business; and
• two letters and four digits to identify each account a business may have.

For more information, see Booklet RC2, The Business Number and Your Canada Revenue Agency Program Accounts.

Area B - Rebate calculation

Calculate your rebate based on the expenses you deducted from your share of the partnership income on your income tax return. These expenses include the GST/HST, provincial sales tax, and tips (if the tips are included in your bill and you paid the GST/HST on them).

You can claim a rebate of 5/105 of the eligible expenses on which you paid the GST and a rebate for the applicable fraction of the eligible expenses on which you paid the HST (12/112, 13/113 or 15/115).

You may also be entitled to a rebate if you purchased property and services outside a participating province and brought them into a participating province. You may have to do an additional calculation in this case. For more information, see Situation 5 - Property and services brought into a participating province.

See the following situations to determine how to calculate your rebate. For your rebate calculation, use only the expenses you deducted on your income tax return.

Situation 1 - The only expenses you deducted for income tax purposes are union, professional, or similar dues

Not all union, professional, or similar dues that you claimed on line 212 of your income tax return are subject to GST/HST. Your receipt for these dues should show whether GST/HST was charged. If these dues are the only expense you deducted, do not complete the charts on page 2 and 3 of the form.

If you paid the GST, enter on lines 1 and 3 of Area B the amount of the expense minus any amount you were reimbursed. Multiply the amount on line 3 by 5/105 and enter the result on line 4.

If you paid HST, enter in column 3B, 3C and/or 3D of lines 5 and 7 of Area B the amount of the expense minus any amount you were directly reimbursed. Add the amounts from columns 3B, 3C and 3D of line 7 and enter the total on line 8. Multiply the amounts from columns 3B, 3C, and 3D of line 7 by the applicable HST rate and enter the results on lines 9, 10 and 11 respectively. Finally, add the amounts from lines 9, 10 and 11 and enter the result on line 12.

Note
Columns 3B, 3C and 3D represent the HST rates for the participating provinces applicable to your situation.

Add lines 4 and 12 and enter the result on line 15. The amount on line 15 is your total rebate claim. Enter this amount on line 457 of your income tax return. Do not forget to sign and date your rebate application in Area D.

Situation 2 - You deducted only GST expenses on your income tax return

Before completing Area B, complete Chart 1 and Chart 2, if applicable, to determine your total expenses eligible for the GST rebate.

Enter in column 1A of Chart 1 the employment expenses you deducted on your income tax return. You calculated these amounts on the following forms and other documents that you filed with your income tax return:

• Form T2125, Statement of Business or Professional Activities;
• Form T2042, Statement of Farming Activities;
• Form T1163, Statement A, AgriStability and AgriInvest Programs Information and Statement of Farming Activities for Individuals;
• Form T2121, Statement of Fishing Activities; and
• Form T776, Statement of Real Estate Rentals.

Also, if applicable, enter in column 1A the union, professional, or similar dues you claimed on line 212 of your income tax return and on which you paid GST, minus any amount you were reimbursed. Your receipt for these dues should show whether the GST was charged.

Do not enter any amount in the black areas of Chart 1 since these expenses are not eligible for the rebate.

Enter in column 2A the part of any expenses included in column 1 that is not eligible for the rebate. You will find a list of non-eligible expenses. For each expense, subtract the amount in column 2A from the amount in column 1A, and enter the result in column 3A. Total the expenses in column 3A and enter the result in the "Total eligible expenses" box of column 3A.

If you deducted CCA for a motor vehicle or musical instrument or aircraft on which you paid GST, enter the total amount of this CCA in column 1A of Chart 2. If you claimed CCA for a motor vehicle or musical instrument, subtract any non-eligible CCA in column 2A from your total CCA in column 1A. Enter the result in column 3A.

Enter the "Total eligible expenses" amount from column 3A of Chart 1 and column 3A of Chart 2 to lines 1 and 2 respectively of Area B of the form. Add line 1 and line 2 in Area B, and enter the result on line 3. Multiply line 3 by 5/105, and enter the result on line 4.

If Situation 5 does not apply to you, copy the amount from line 4 to line 15. This is your total rebate claim. Enter this amount on line 457 of your income tax return. Do not forget to sign and date your rebate application in Area D.

Situation 3 - You deducted only HST expenses on your income tax return

Before completing Area B, complete Chart 1 and Chart 2, if applicable, to determine your total expenses eligible for the HST rebate.

Enter in column 1B, 1C and/or 1D of Chart 1 (depending on the HST rate(s) applicable to you) the expenses you deducted on your income tax return. You calculated these amounts on the following forms or other documents that you file with your income tax return:

• Form T2125, Statement of Business or Professional Activities;
• Form T2042, Statement of Farming Activities;
• Form T1163, Statement A, AgriStability and AgriInvest Programs Information and Statement of Farming Activities for Individuals;
• Form T2121, Statement of Fishing Activities; and
• Form T776, Statement of Real Estate Rentals.

Also, if applicable, enter in column 1B, 1C and/or 1D of Chart 1 the union, professional, or similar dues you claimed on line 212 of your income tax return, and for which you paid HST, minus any amount you were reimbursed. Your receipt for these dues should show whether HST was charged.

Do not enter any amount in the black areas of Chart 1, since these expenses are not eligible for the rebate.

Enter in column 2B, 2C and/or 2D the part of any expenses included in the applicable box of column 1 that is not eligible for the rebate. You will find a list of non-eligible expenses. For each expense, subtract the amount in column 2 from the corresponding amount in column 1. Enter the results in column 3B, 3C and/or 3D. Total the expenses and enter the result(s) in the appropriate "Total eligible expenses" box(es) of column 3.

If you deducted CCA for a motor vehicle, musical instrument or aircraft on which you paid HST, enter the total amounts of the CCA in column 1B, 1C and/or 1D of Chart 2. If you claimed CCA for a motor vehicle, musical instrument or aircraft, subtract any non-eligible CCA in column 2B, 2C and/or 2D as applicable from your total CCA in the corresponding row of column 1. Enter the results, in column 3B, 3C and/or 3D as applicable.

Enter the "Total eligible expenses" amounts from column 3B, 3C and/or 3D of Chart 1 to column 3B, 3C and/or 3D of line 5 (depending on the HST rates applicable to your situation) of Area B of the form. Enter the amounts from column 3B, 3C and/or 3D of Chart 2 to column 3B, 3C and /or 3D of line 6 (depending on the HST rates applicable to your situation) of Area B of the form. Add columns 3B, 3C, and/or 3D of line 5 and line 6 of Area B, and enter the results on the applicable column of line 7. Add the totals from the applicable columns on line 7 and enter the result on line 8.

Multiply column 3B of line 7 by 12/112 and enter the result on line 9. Multiply column 3C of line 7 by 13/113 and enter the result on line 10. Multiply column 3D of line 7 by 15/115 and enter the result on line 11. Total lines 9, 10 and 11 and enter the result on line 12.

If Situation 5 does not apply to you, copy the amount from line 12 to line 15. This is your total rebate claim. Enter this amount on line 457 of your income tax return. Do not forget to sign and date your rebate application in Area D.

Situation 4 - You deducted both GST and HST expenses on your income tax return

Before completing Area B, complete Chart 1 and Chart 2, if applicable, to determine the total expenses eligible for the GST and HST rebate. You calculated these expenses on the following forms or other documents that you file with your income tax return:

• Form T2125, Statement of Business or Professional Activities;
• Form T2042, Statement of Farming Activities;
• Form T1163, Statement A, AgriStability and AgriInvest Programs Information and Statement of Farming Activities for Individuals;
• Form T2121, Statement of Fishing Activities; and
• Form T776, Statement of Real Estate Rentals.

Separate the expenses on which you paid the GST from those expenses on which you paid the HST. Enter the GST expenses in column 1A of Chart 1, and the HST expenses in column 1B, 1C and/or 1D (depending on the HST rate(s) applicable to you) of Chart 1.

Also, if applicable, enter in column 1A, 1B, 1C and/or 1D of Chart 1 the union, professional, or similar dues that you claimed on line 212 of your income tax return and on which you paid the GST/HST, minus any amount you were reimbursed. Your receipt for these dues should show whether the GST/HST was charged.

Do not enter any amount in the black areas of Chart 1, since these expenses are not eligible for the rebate.

Enter in column 2A, 2B, 2C and/or 2D of Chart 1 the part of any expenses included in the applicable box of column 1 that is not eligible for the rebate. You will find a list of non-eligible expenses. For each expense subtract the amount in column 2 from the corresponding amount in column 1, and enter the result in column 3A, 3B, 3C and/or 3D. Enter the total of each column 3A, 3B, 3C or 3D in the appropriate "Total eligible expenses" box(es) of column 3.

If you deducted CCA for a motor vehicle, musical instrument or aircraft on which you paid the GST/HST, enter the total amount of the CCA in column 1A, 1B, 1C and/or 1D of Chart 2. If you claimed CCA for a motor vehicle, musical instrument, or aircraft, subtract any non-eligible CCA in column 2A, 2B, 2C and/or 2D as applicable from your total CCA in the corresponding row of column 1.

Enter the "Total eligible expenses" amount from column 3A of chart 1 and column 3A of Chart 2 to lines 1 and 2 respectively of Area B of the form. Add line 1 and line 2 in Area B, and enter the result on line 3. Multiply line 3 by 5/105, and enter the result on line 4.

Enter the "Total eligible expenses" amount from column, 3B, 3C and/or 3D of Chart 1 to column 3B, 3C and/or 3D of line 5 (depending on the HST rates applicable to your situation) of Area B of the form. Enter the amount from column 3B, 3C, and /or 3D of Chart 2 to column 3B, 3C and/or 3D of line 6 (depending on the HST rates applicable to your situation) of Area B of the form. Add columns 3B, 3C, and 3D of line 5 and line 6 of Area B and enter the result on the corresponding columns of line 7. Add the totals from the applicable columns on line 7 and enter the result on line 8.

Multiply column 3B of line 7 by 12/112 and enter the result on line 9. Multiply column 3C of line 7 by 13/113 and enter the result on line 10. Multiply column 3D of line 7 by 15/115, and enter the result on line 11. Total lines 9, 10 and 11 and enter the result on line 12.

If Situation 5, described below, does not apply to you, add lines 4 and 12 and enter the result on line 15. This is your total rebate claim. Enter this amount on line 457 of your income tax return. Do not forget to sign and date your rebate application in Area D.

Situation 5 - Property and services brought into a participating province

You may be able to claim a rebate of 1/101, 2/102, 3/103, 7/107, 8/108 or 10/110 for eligible expenses on which you paid the provincial part of the HST separately, and which you deducted from your share of the partnership income on your income tax return. This excludes any expenses for which you paid the HST.

You may have paid the provincial part of the HST separately in situations where:

• you purchased goods in a non-participating province and brought them into a participating province;
• you purchased goods in a participating province and brought them into another participating province for which the rate of HST is higher;
• you imported commercial goods into a participating province from outside Canada; or
• you had goods delivered or made available to you in a participating province, or sent by mail or courier to you at an address in a participating province from a non-registered non-resident of Canada.

If you were not a GST/HST registrant, and one of the situations above applies, you had to pay the provincial part of the HST by filing Form GST489, Return for Self-Assessment of the Provincial Part of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).

In the case of a motor vehicle, you may have paid the provincial part of the HST separately in situations where:

• you paid the GST when you purchased the vehicle from a registrant in a non-participating province and brought the vehicle into a participating province;
• you purchased the vehicle in a participating province and brought the vehicle into another participating province for which the rate of HST is higher; or
• you purchased your vehicle from someone who was outside Canada and we collected the GST at the border.

The provincial part of the HST was payable when you registered your vehicle at a provincial motor vehicle registry office in a participating province.

Note
If you did not pay the GST/HST when you purchased the vehicle, you may have paid a provincial motor vehicle tax when you registered your vehicle in a participating province. The provincial motor vehicle tax is imposed and administered by provincial governments and is separate from the GST/HST. Provincial governments determine the rate of this tax. Since it is not a federal tax, it is not eligible for any GST/HST rebate.

For more information on property and services brought into participating provinces, see Guide RC4022, General Information for GST/HST Registrants or Form GST489, Return for Self-Assessment of the Provincial Part of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).

Before completing Area B, complete Chart 3 on page 3 of the form to determine the total expenses eligible for the GST and HST rebate. Enter, in column A, B, C, D, E, and/or F of line 1 of Chart 3 (depending on the HST rates applicable to your situation), the total amounts of the expenses you deducted on your income tax return (excluding CCA and the non-eligible portion of the expenses, if applicable).

If you deducted CCA on your income tax return for a motor vehicle, a musical instrument, or an aircraft (on which you paid the provincial part of HST separately), enter the amounts of the CCA, minus the portion that is not eligible for the rebate, directly in column A, B, C, D, E, and/or F of line 2 of Chart 3 (depending on the HST rates applicable to your situation). You will find a list of non-eligible expenses under Non-eligible expenses. For more information on CCA, see Capital cost allowance on motor vehicles, musical instruments, and aircraft.

Add lines 1 and 2 and enter the result in column A, B, C, D, E, and/or F of line 3.

Add the amounts from columns A, B, C, D, E, and F of line 3 and enter the total on line 4. Copy the amount from line 4 to line 13 in Area B on page 1of the form. Multiply the amount from line 3 of column A, by 1/101, the amount from column B, by 2/102, the amount from column C , by 3/103, the amount from column D by 7/107, the amount from column E by 8/108 and the amount from column F by 10/110, and enter the results on lines 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 respectively. Finally, add the amounts from lines 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and enter the result on line 11. Copy the amount from line 11 to line 14 in Area B on page 1 of the form.

Add any amounts you have on lines 4, 12, and 14 and enter the result on line 15. This is your total rebate claim.

Enter this amount on line 457 of your income tax return. Do not forget to sign and date your application in Area D.

Area C - Declaration by claimant's employer or partnership

You may want to claim a rebate for expenses for which you received an unreasonable allowance (discussed in Allowances). If so, an authorized officer of your partnership has to complete Area C of the rebate application. An authorized officer includes an immediate supervisor, controller, office manager, or another partner. If Area C is not completed, you cannot claim a rebate for the GST/HST you paid on the expenses.

Note
When the partnership completes Area C, it is certifying that it did not consider the allowance to have been reasonable for purposes of subparagraphs 6(1)(b)(v), (vi), (vii), or (vii.1) of the Income Tax Act at the time it was paid and that it will not include an amount in respect of the allowance in determining its input tax credits or rebates.

Area D - Certification

Sign the certification area. If you do not, it may delay or invalidate your GST/HST rebate claim.

After completing your rebate application

After completing Form GST370, attach a copy to your income tax return and enter the amount of your claim on line 457 of your income tax return. Keep a copy of the completed form for your records.

Questions and answers

This section provides some questions and answers, as well as an example, to help you understand how to calculate the rebate.

Q1.	For the 2011 tax year, I incurred eligible automobile leasing expenses of $5,500. My partnership paid me a reasonable motor vehicle allowance of $3,100 for the use of my automobile. Can I claim a GST/HST rebate for the leasing costs?
A1.	Since you received a reasonable allowance for your automobile, you cannot claim a GST/HST rebate for the leasing cost. In addition, you cannot claim the rebate for any other automobile expenses you incurred, including gasoline and repairs.
Q2.	I am a member of a partnership that is a GST/HST registrant, and I have incurred total expenses of $1,070 (including GST) for which I was not reimbursed or paid an allowance. For the last fiscal year, ending in 2011, the partnership was involved in commercial activities 60% of the time. The partnership spent the remaining 40% of the time providing exempt goods and services. Can I claim the rebate on all my expenses?
A2.	You can only claim the GST/HST rebate on the portion of expenses that relate to commercial activities. Since your partnership was involved 40% of the time in providing exempt goods and services, you have to enter a total of $428 ($1,070 × 40%) in column 2 of Chart 1 on page 2 of Form GST370. This amount represents the non-eligible portion of your expenses as a member of a partnership.

Publications and forms

The following is a list of elections, application forms, returns, guides, and technical publications that are mentioned throughout this guide. To get copies of these publications, go to Forms and publications for GST/HST, or call 1-800-959-2221.

Forms

• GST370, Employee and Partner GST/HST Rebate Application
• GST469, Direct Deposit Request
• GST489, Return for Self-Assessment of the Provincial Part of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
• RC193, Service-Related Complaint
• T776, Statement of Real Estate Rentals
• T1163, Statement A, AgriStability and AgriInvest Programs Information and Statement of Farming Activities for Individuals
• T2042, Statement of Farming Activities
• T2121, Statement of Fishing Activities
• T2125, Statement of Business or Professional Activities

Guides

• RC4022, General Information for GST/HST Registrants
• T4044, Employment Expenses

Interpretation Bulletin

• IT-522R, Vehicle, Travel and Sales Expenses of Employees

Booklets

• RC2, The Business Number and Your Canada Revenue Agency Program Accounts
• RC4420, Information on CRA‑Service Complaints

Policy Statements

• P-075R, Allowances and Reimbursements

GST Memoranda

• G400-3-11, Allowances and Reimbursements

GST/HST Memoranda Series

• 1.4, Excise and GST/HST Rulings and Interpretations Service

For more information

What if you need help?

If you need help after reading this publication, visit our website or or call 1-800-959-5525.

Forms and publications

To get our forms or publications, go to Forms and publications for GST/HST or call 1-800-959-2221.

Teletypewriter (TTY) users

TTY users can call 1-800-665-0354 for bilingual assistance during regular business hours.

Direct deposit

Direct deposit is a safe, convenient, dependable, and time-saving method of receiving your GST/HST refunds and rebates. If you are expecting refunds or rebates when you file your GST/HST returns or rebate applications, you can send us a completed Form GST469, Direct Deposit Request. To get Form GST469, go to Direct deposit or call 1-800-959-2221.

GST/HST rulings and interpretations

You can request a ruling or interpretation on how the GST/HST applies to a specific transaction for your operations. This service is provided free of charge. For more information, see GST/HST Memorandum 1.4, Excise and GST/HST Rulings and Interpretations Service, available at GST/HST rulings and interpretations or call 1-800-959-8287.

Electronic payments

Make your payment online using the CRA's My Payment service at My Payment or using your financial institution's telephone/Internet banking services. For more information, go to Electronic payments or contact your financial institution.

Our Service Complaint process

If you are not satisfied with the service that you have received, please contact the CRA employee you have been dealing with or call the telephone number that you have been given. If you are not pleased with the way your concerns are addressed, you can ask to discuss the matter with the employee’s supervisor.

If the matter is not settled, you can then file a service complaint by completing Form RC193, Service-Related Complaint. If you are still not satisfied, you can file a complaint with the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsman.

For more information, go to Service Complaints or see Booklet RC4420, Information on CRA - Service Complaints.

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