If you change your name with the CRA, your name will not change in all branches of government. If you want other departments or agencies to be informed, such as Service Canada or provincial authorities, you should contact them directly. Physical address: The physical address is the address of the business or head office. This address must be the place where daily activities take place. It is important that we have the correct name of the director and social security number on file, because if a corporation (including for-profit or not-for-profit corporations) fails to deduct, withhold, transfer or pay amounts held in trust for the Receiver General for Canada, the directors of the corporation may be held personally liable with the corporation at the time of default. to pay the amount due. This amount includes penalties and interest. When you sell your business, the new owner must get a new BN and program accounts for the business. For more information, see Business Number Registration. It should represent the physical location of your actual business.
You cannot use things like country route numbers (RRs) or PO boxes as your business address. If no address is available, use the legal description of the business location. Example: Lot 1, Concession 2. Mailing address: The mailing address may be different from the physical address. For example, you could have your business mail delivered to your home or accountant. Notify the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as soon as possible of any changes to your business address. Changing a taxpayer`s surname is quite common, especially for women who marry in provinces other than Quebec. Name changes are also quite common and occur for a variety of reasons. Advising the CRA on changing your first or last name is a simple process. If you sell or cease operations, you must close your Business Number (BN) and all your Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) program accounts.
Whenever one of your company`s owners, partners or directors changes, it is important that you call us at 1-800-959-5525. If you have changed your name, you must notify the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as soon as possible to ensure that your tax records accurately reflect your new name. The procedure for notifying the CRA of a name change is different depending on whether the change was only your first or last name – or if you changed both your first and last names. The CRA does not accept name changes by email or online, even on the “My Account” platform. If your partnership structure changes and a partner leaves or is added, call us at 1-800-959-5525. For more information, see this CRA link: Update your CRA information: Change your name. Business owners (including partners, directors and officers) can access their GST/HST, payroll, corporate income tax, excise, excise and other tax accounts online. What can I do with My Business Account? Different mailing addresses for each of your registered business accounts: If you have different mailing addresses for your registered business accounts, you or your representative must notify us of the change of address. You can also change your name by mail or fax.
You will need to provide documents if you have already changed your name. Write a letter with the following content: A change of partner will affect your business differently, depending on your partnership agreement and whether or not your business was registered under the legal name of each partner or the business name of the partnership registered in the province. Address of books and records: If your books and records are located in a location other than your physical address, you must provide this information to the CRA. Change your business address in My Business Account using the Manage Address service. In order to better protect businesses, some users may be informed that they have been selected to provide the credit rating agency with additional information for such requests. We ask for the name and social security number of at least one of the owners, directors or partners, as well as the activities of the business when registering a new GST/HST account. Depending on your business structure, a change in ownership may trigger a legal name change or require the registration of a new business number and program accounts. If you are changing only your first or last name, you must call 1-800-959-8281 to notify the CRA of your name change. If your company structure changes and a director leaves or a director is added, call us at 1-800-959-5525. Before calling the Canada Revenue Agency, business ownership information must be validated with the federal or provincial registry.