Overdue GST HST Filing Tide

Every business owner I have ever met started with good intentions. You register for a GST/HST account, you collect sales tax, you file your returns on time. Then life happens. A busy quarter turns into two, a bookkeeper leaves, receipts pile up, and suddenly you are staring at a notice from the Canada Revenue Agency that says your GST/HST return is overdue. The feeling is familiar to many entrepreneurs: a knot in the stomach followed by the urge to ignore it. But ignoring an