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Account identifiers

GST/HST NETFILE will ask you to provide the following information on its on-line form:

your Business Number (BN);

your reporting period "from" and "to" dates; and

your access code, which is printed beside the due date on the working copy (part 1) of your return.

Right after you successfully submit your return, you will receive a confirmation number. This confirmation number is your proof that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has received your return. Print the page with your confirmation number and keep it with your return.

After we've processed your return, we may have to contact you for more information, so keep all supporting documents for six years. This applies to all tax returns, whether you file them on paper or electronically.

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