{"id":28308,"date":"2026-01-02T00:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/?p=28308"},"modified":"2026-01-02T00:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:33:49","slug":"business-number-and-cra-program-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/02\/business-number-and-cra-program-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Business number and CRA program accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28308\" class=\"elementor elementor-28308\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e2510c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e2510c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78973d\" data-id=\"b78973d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4366004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4366004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you register your business, you get a unique 9-digit business number (BN) that identifies your business. Your BN is used to interact with provincial or territorial, municipal, and other federal programs.<\/p><p>You can only have one BN for your business. When you register for a program account, such as GST\/HST or payroll, a program identifier and reference number are added to your existing BN.<\/p><p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/businesses\/topics\/business-registration\/business-number-program-account.html\">here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Information source from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a568e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a568e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/businesses\/topics\/business-registration\/business-number-program-account.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you register your business, you get a unique 9-digit business number (BN) that identifies your business. 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