Recover tobacco tax on uncollectible sales without retyping vendor details

Tobacco vendors claiming a bad-debt refund repeat business name, vendor permit details, address, and purchaser information on every BDT application to the Ministry of Finance. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Tobacco tax refunds and rebates — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Refund Bad Debt (BDT) — 013-0548

What this form is about

Form 013-0548 is the Application for Refund — Bad Debt (BDT) for tobacco vendors who remitted tax on sales later written off as uncollectible — confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Vendor legal name and business address.
• Vendor permit number and reporting period.
• Purchaser details and bad-debt write-off records.
• Tobacco tax remittance records supporting the claim.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your vendor name, address, and permit identifiers in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.