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Construction invoicing in Québec: progress billing, holdback, GST and QST
Construction invoicing isn't shop invoicing: it happens by phase, with a holdback, a tax that isn't deferred the same way on residential and commercial work, and a client who pays in 60 days.
Basic invoicing (invoice, GST/QST, payment) is in every plan; progress billing and the holdback start with the Starter plan.
What the module does
- Four ways to invoice: lump sum, itemized invoice by lines, from an accepted estimate, or by progress of a project phase.
- GST and QST calculated separately on the pre-tax amount, recalculated server-side, per-client exemptions — never compounded.
- holdback per invoice and per project: immediate tax on residential, deferred to the release on commercial; release invoice from the Holdbacks tab.
- Contract reconciliation table in the CCA-5B format on progress invoices — the one the architect asks for.
- Every issued invoice is frozen, archived and hashed (SHA-256): the copy you serve again is the one that went out. Credit notes, cancellations, partial payments (cheque, transfer, Interac).
- Tiered reminders, never automatic on commercial or public work; formal notice generated as a PDF when needed.
- Accounting exports for any period — FP-500, GST34, CSV and Acomba format — for your accountant.
What it doesn't do
Card payment on the portal isn't open yet: BatiCore never collects money on your behalf, and we don't sell a button that would fail.
BatiCore doesn't replace your accounting: input tax credits and bookkeeping remain your accountant's work — who receives exports rather than a box of receipts.
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Frequently asked questions
How is the tax on the holdback handled?
By project type. On residential work, GST and QST on the holdback are due with the progress invoice; on commercial and institutional work, they are deferred until the holdback is released — you are not made to advance tax on money you haven't collected. The setting lives on the project.
What is the CCA-5B format?
The Canadian Construction Association's contract reconciliation table: contract amount, approved change orders, work completed to date, holdback, previously billed, amount due. BatiCore computes it from the project and prints it on progress invoices — the architect or the owner recognizes it at a glance.
Do reminders go out on their own?
Only if you want them to, and never to a commercial or public client: there, an automatic formal notice breaks a business relationship. Tiers are set in Settings, a client can be marked "manual reminders only", and the formal notice remains an action you take.
Content verified on September 9, 2026.
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