Last checked: 2026-09-21
Payhip’s help article “Canada Sales Tax” (last updated 30 June 2026, fetched 21 September 2026) is a different question from whether a Canadian seller must register for GST/HST. This page restates that article. It is not tax, legal, or accounting advice. Recheck help.payhip.com/article/393-canada-sales-tax before you open an account or change a tax setting.
From 1 July 2026 Payhip says it is handling sales tax in Canada on the creator’s behalf. Payhip says it has become entirely responsible for collecting and paying GST/HST and PST. Payhip describes itself as a digital platform operator in Canada, which it says shifts the obligation of collecting and paying those sales taxes from the creator to Payhip on the sale.
That collection on the buyer’s purchase does not, by itself, answer the CRA small-supplier tests for most businesses (the $30,000 tests: one calendar quarter versus four consecutive calendar quarters). Those tests are about whether you must register. Merchant-of-record or platform-operator collection is about who remits tax on the checkout. You still report the income in Canada. Recheck the CRA page “When to register for and start charging the GST/HST” (page dated 16 June 2026).
Payhip’s same article, still last updated 30 June 2026 when fetched 21 September 2026, says registration for QST is taking longer than expected. For the next few weeks, Payhip says you need to continue handling Quebec sales tax yourself if you are already QST-registered and have an obligation to handle it. This page does not invent a later QST-complete date. Recheck the article.
If you are already registered for GST, Payhip asks you to complete a GST506 election jointly with Payhip. Payhip says that form is not submitted to the CRA; both sides keep a record that GST responsibility on those sales transferred to Payhip. Payhip is still not a global Merchant of Record in the Gumroad, Polar, or Lemon Squeezy sense on that page.
Payhip’s tax settings let you choose whether sales tax is added on top of the product price or included within it. That is a checkout display choice. It is not a substitute for reading the CRA tests or Payhip’s QST note.
KeepCAD 2026 is a dated fee map plus an offline GST/HST two-test worksheet, including this Payhip Canada-tax split.
Source: help.payhip.com/article/393-canada-sales-tax (updated 30 June 2026, fetched 21 September 2026). Recheck it. Not tax advice.