# Quebec sales tax information 

## What is Québec sales tax (QST)?
In Québec, most property and services are subject to the goods and services tax (GST) and the Québec sales tax (QST).
## What is a Québec sales tax ID (QST ID)?
A QST number is 16 characters in the following format:
* Characters 1 - 10 are numeric,
* Characters 11 and 12 are the letters ‘TQ’,
* Characters 13 - 16 are numeric and are commonly ‘0001’.
An example QST number is `1234567891TQ0001`.
## Stripe's collection of QST
Stripe collects QST on taxable supplies and services provided to businesses located in Quebec, in addition to federal GST. This includes Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products like Billing, fraud prevention products like Radar, reporting products like Tax, analytics products like Stripe Sigma, and hardware like Terminal.
For Quebec-based users, the combined tax rate is 14.975%, which includes 5% GST and 9.975% QST.
For more QST details, review this [tax guide](https://stripe.com/en-ca/guides/tax-registration-process-canada).