Recover tobacco tax on qualifying exempt usage without retyping vendor details

Tobacco vendors claiming refunds for tax paid on qualifying tax-exempt usage repeat business name, vendor permit details, address, and usage records on every TEU 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 Tax Exempt Usage (TEU) — 013-0546

What this form is about

Form 013-0546 is the Application for Refund — Tax Exempt Usage (TEU) for tobacco vendors who remitted tax on product used in qualifying tax-exempt circumstances — confirm eligible usage on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Vendor legal name and business address.
• Vendor permit number and reporting period.
• Tax-exempt usage records and supporting documentation.
• Tobacco tax remittance records for the exempt usage.

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.