I have read that you need to have a clearance certificate on the GST account for deceased persons. If the person had an inactive GST account at the time of passing but needs it reinstated for sale of assets (Farm) then is the estate issued a new GST number or does the old number transfer to the estate?
See the comments on your other thread.
(Terminal return)
Clearly this estate is very far from “simple”
OMG just saw this after commenting on the other post. GST and a frigging farm for a deceased person with what sounds like no previous accountant, as they would have access already.
Nothing simple about this at all. Yikes.
I find it interesting that people are commenting on the question but not attempting to answer the question. A lot of assumptions are being made. A little frustrating.
It only becomes an estate on a T3 so if it’s the year of death it would still be a T1 and nothing would change as far as I’m aware. A call to the CRA GST department, if you’re the executor and you’re the legal representative with the CRA, will clear up your questions.
@dawna777 did not even say that this is the same estate. I too love all the assumptions - always assuming worst case possible. An inactive GST number is usual reactivated.
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