Registration Fee for the Enterprise Register (Québec)

If you’re a sole-proprietor with a business in Québec that’s registered in the enterprise register, you’ll need to submit an annual updating declaration (even if there are no changes to make to your information) and pay an annual registration fee.

Fortunately, you can submit your declaration and pay your annual fee at the same time you file your tax return. To determine your annual registration fee for the year, visit the Fees and Methods of Payment section of the Registraire des entreprises website. You won’t need to pay this fee for the first year you register or the year after that.

Note: Don’t forget to check the enterprise register first to see if the information they have on file for you is correct. If it is, select Yes in response to the question Is your information in the enterprise register correct? on the Québec enterprise register page in H&R Block’s tax software. If not, select No and use the Registraire des entreprises website to file your annual updating declaration.

The enterprise register at Registraire des entreprises contains information regarding individuals and enterprises operating in Québec. Once your business is registered in the enterprise register, the Registraire des entreprises assigns your business a 10-digit Québec enterprise number (NEQ). The NEQ makes it easy for your business to identify itself when dealing with government departments and agencies.

Follow these steps in H&R Block’s 2019 tax software:

Before you begin, make sure that you told us that you lived in Québec on December 31, 2019.

  1. On the PREPARE tab, click the IN THIS SECTION icon.

  2. In the Self-employment income and expenses box, click the Add This Topic button.

  3. Click the EMPLOYMENT icon. You’ll find yourself here:



  1. Under the BUSINESS AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT heading, select the checkbox labelled Registration for the Québec enterprise register then click Continue.

  2. When you arrive at the Registration for the Québec enterprise registerpage, enter your information into the tax software.