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Compare accounting software in Quebec

Quebec uses the GST+QST model — GST (federal) 0.05% + QST (provincial) 0.09975%, 0.14975% combined. GST and QST are separate taxes with separate registrations, and QST is filed with Revenu Québec. This page compares the products a business in Quebec would realistically shortlist, judged against what Quebec actually requires rather than against a global feature list.

Province code: QC
GST/HST position: GST+QST · 0.14975% combined
Authority: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
HelloBooks pricing: $20 – $50 per month, billed annually

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Showing Quebec, Canada — CAD, GST/HST, YYYY-MM-DD.

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What to compare in Quebec

Three buying questions, each answered against Quebec's own rules.

Quebec requirements and local context

What a product has to get right to be usable by a business registered in Quebec.

Statutory and conventional requirements any Canada accounting product must meet, and whether HelloBooks covers each one.
Requirement	What it demands	HelloBooks
Place-of-supply rulesLegal requirement · CRA ↗	The applicable tax follows the place of supply, not the seller location, so a national seller applies different rates per customer province.	Covered
Small supplier thresholdLegal requirement · CRA ↗	Registration becomes mandatory once worldwide taxable supplies exceed the small-supplier threshold over four consecutive calendar quarters.	Covered
QST registration for QuebecLegal requirement · Revenu Québec ↗	Supplying into Quebec can require a separate QST registration and filing with Revenu Québec alongside the federal return.	Covered
French-language commercial documentsLegal requirement · Office québécois de la langue française ↗	Invoices, contracts, and customer-facing documents used in Quebec must be available in French.	Partly covered
T4A slips for contractor paymentsLegal requirement · CRA ↗	Certain payments to contractors and service providers must be reported on a T4A information slip.	Partly covered

What changes in Quebec

Quebec uses the GST+QST model — GST (federal) 0.05% + QST (provincial) 0.09975%, 0.14975% combined. GST and QST are separate taxes with separate registrations, and QST is filed with Revenu Québec.

Supplies with a place of supply in Quebec are taxed at 0.14975% (GST (federal) 0.05% + QST (provincial) 0.09975%).
GST and QST are separate taxes with separate registrations, and QST is filed with Revenu Québec.
Federal registration becomes mandatory above the CA$30,000 small-supplier threshold.
A separate provincial registration threshold of CA$30,000 also applies.

Region authority: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) ↗ · Quebec compliance guide

Head-to-head comparisons for Quebec

Start with the product you are actually evaluating.

Local conventions and market context

Local conventions used on this page

Currency: CAD ($) — Thousands grouping — $1,234,567.00
Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
Time zone: Six zones from NST (UTC−3:30) to PST (UTC−8)
Financial year: Calendar year for individuals; corporations choose a year end
Units of measure: Metric — kg, litre, metre, each (EA) — imperial persists in construction
Language: English and French. Quebec requires French-language commercial documents, and bilingual invoicing is expected for federal and many national customers.
Indirect tax: Goods and Services Tax / Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST), filed as a GST/HST return
Tax identifier: GST/HST number
Province specifics: GST+QST · 0.14975% combined

Who has share in Quebec

Across Montréal, Québec City, Laval and the wider Quebec market, the products most businesses are already running are the ones worth comparing against first.

quickbooks
xero
wave

Canada market conditions

Sales tax varies by province in both rate and structure — harmonised HST in the Atlantic and Ontario, a separate provincial tax in BC, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, QST in Quebec, and GST alone in Alberta and the territories.
Quebec is effectively a second compliance regime with its own registration, filing, and language obligations.
The market is dominated by the same two incumbents as the US, but with Canadian tax packs that are sometimes an afterthought.

Quebec questions, answered

Does Quebec change which accounting software I should pick?

Partly. Quebec uses the GST+QST model — GST (federal) 0.05% + QST (provincial) 0.09975%, 0.14975% combined. GST and QST are separate taxes with separate registrations, and QST is filed with Revenu Québec. The national GST/HST rules are the same wherever you are registered, so the software shortlist barely moves — what moves is the configuration. Anything you choose has to handle gst+qst · 0.14975% combined correctly on every invoice without you remembering to set it per transaction.

Which GST/HST obligations apply to a business in Quebec?

Supplies with a place of supply in Quebec are taxed at 0.14975% (GST (federal) 0.05% + QST (provincial) 0.09975%). GST and QST are separate taxes with separate registrations, and QST is filed with Revenu Québec. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is the authority to check for anything region-specific — see https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/gst-hst-account/register-account.html.

How much does HelloBooks cost in Quebec?

Pricing is national, not regional: $20 and $50 per month, billed annually, in CAD, plus a free tier. Prices are in CAD and exclude GST/HST/QST, which is applied at your place of supply. Prices are per organisation with unlimited users, so a business in Quebec pays the same as one anywhere else in Canada.

What do most businesses in Quebec use today?

In practice the shortlist here is usually QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave — those are the products with the most local install base and the most CPAs who already know them. That familiarity is a genuine cost saving, and it is the main reason to stay put if nothing else is broken.

Will my CPA be able to work in HelloBooks?

Yes, and at no extra cost. Advisors get their own login with their own permissions, and the seat is free — so bringing in a Quebec-based CPA does not change your bill. That matters most where the advisor relationship, not the software, is the real switching cost.

Nearby provinces and territories

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