Hi
We are running a webdesigning bussiness from a south asian country
from last 3 yrs.Its a partnetship firm. We mostly get orders from
differnt free lancer web sites. One of our partner residing in Canada.
we registered our bussiness in Canada, but never registered with CRA
(canada revenue agency. Now we have got some web devlopment bussiness
from a canadain firm. My questions are
1- I heard there is no GST on services. How much tax (GST/PST) we
suppose to charge.
2. Non of our partner is US resident. but we do some bussiness with US firms.
how can we get a TAX id in US. how can we register our bussiness in
US. (we dont have any US bank A/c)
Thanks

Hello umarmukhtar,

Thank you for your question.

Actually, the GST (Goods and Services Tax), as you can see by its
name, is a tax on both goods AND services. If you provide services to
a Canadian, you must charge the GST tax of six percent.

Wikipdia entry-- GST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goods_and_Services_Tax_(Canada)

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The methods needed to get a tax identification number, or employer
identification number (EIN), in the US are not difficult.
Unfortunately, because you have a foreign address, you will not be
able to apply online but will have to apply through the regular postal
mail.

IRS-- EIN application
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html

The form is here: (pdf file)
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss4.pdf

You will mail it to the very last address on this page:
http://www.irs.gov/file/article/0,,id=111138,00.html

It should be relatively simple from there.

You do not register with the national government of the US for
businesses; you would register with whatever states you do business
in. If there is one particular state that you do repeat business in,
register in that state. You can find the rules governing incorporation
on that state's website.  You would pay tax to that state for income
generated there. You do not need a US bank account to incorporate in
the US, as far as I know.

Search terms:
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If you need any additional clarification of my answer before rating,
let me know and I'll be glad to assist you.

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