NR4 Data Import Headings
Import is available in eForms Standard and eForms Enterprise only
(these headings are also used in the import files for AvanTax Filing Services)
QuickHelps Video - Import data from Excel (CSV & XLSX)
Columns and rows containing “NULL” in their first cell will not be imported.
Unused columns can be left empty in the template without impacting the import.
Cell A1 MUST contain “NR4”
IMPORTANT NOTICE - Name, Address, and Data characters accepted by CRA
| Column Heading | Description | Type & Size | Comments & Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASTNAME1 | First recipient last name (types 1 & 2) | Text, 30 | Required for types 1 & 2 |
| FIRSTNAME1 | First recipient first name (types 1 & 2) | Text, 30 | |
| INITIAL1 | First recipient initial (types 1 & 2) | Text, 1 | |
| LASTNAME2 | Second recipient last name (types 1 & 2) | Text, 30 | |
| FIRSTNAME2 | Second recipient first name (types 1 & 2) | Text, 30 | |
| INITIAL2 | Second recipient initial (types 1 & 2) | Text, 1 | |
| NAME1 | Recipient name line 1 (types 3, 4 & 5) | Text, 50 | Required for types 3, 4 & 5 |
| NAME2 | Recipient name line 2 (types 3, 4 & 5) | Text, 50 | |
| ADDRESS1 | Address line 1 | Text, 50 | |
| ADDRESS2 | Address line 2 | Text, 50 | |
| CITY | City | Text, 28 | |
| PROV | Province code | Text, 2 | |
| POSTAL | Postal code (including space) | Text, 10 | |
| COUNTRY | Country, in address | Text, 3 | CAN, USA, etc. |
| SLIPSTATUS | Status of slip | Text, 1 | O-Original A-Amended C-Cancelled |
| TAXYEAR | Year (10) | Numeric, 4 | 2026 |
| RECTYPE | Recipient Type (11) | Text, 1 | 1 - Individual 2 - Joint account 3 - Corporation 4 - Association, trust, club or partnership 5 - Gov’t or int’l org. |
| COUNTRYCODE | Country code (12) | Text, 3 | |
| PAYERID | Payer or remitter Identification Number | Text, 20 | |
| SIN | Foreign Social Security or Insurance No. | Text, 20 | |
| INCOMECODE1 | Income Code (14) | Text, 2 | 02, 03, etc. |
| CURRENCYCODE1 | Currency code (15) | Text, 3 | CAD, USD, etc. |
| INCOME1 | Gross Income (16) | Currency | |
| TAX1 | Non-resident tax withheld (17) | Currency | |
| EXEMPTIONCODE1 | Exemption code (18) | Text, 1 | I, C, etc. |
| INCOMECODE2 | Income Code (24) | Text, 2 | 02, 03, etc. |
| CURRENCYCODE2 | Currency code (25) | Text, 3 | CAD, USD, etc. |
| INCOME2 | Gross Income (26) | Currency | |
| TAX2 | Non-resident tax withheld (27) | Currency | |
| EXEMPTIONCODE2 | Exemption code (28) | Text, 1 | I, C, etc. |
| TEXTATTOP | Optional text to print at top of slip | Text, 15 | |
| EMAILADDRESS | Recipient email address; one email address, or two separated by a semi-colon | Text, 255 | AvanTax eForms Enterprise & AvanTax Filing Services |
| OKTOEMAILSLIP | Permission granted to email slip | Yes/No | AvanTax eForms Enterprise & AvanTax Filing Services |
| COMPANY.NAME1 | Company associated with slip | Text, 35 | AvanTax eForms Enterprise & AvanTax Filing Services |
| COMPANY.COMPANYTAG | Tag associated with company name | Text, 10 | AvanTax eForms Enterprise & AvanTax Filing Services |
| SLIPTAG | Subset tag | Text, 10 | AvanTax eForms Enterprise & AvanTax Filing Services |
| CUSTOMFIELD | GUID or other unique identifier | Text, 50 | AvanTax eForms Enterprise & AvanTax Filing Services |
| CUSTOMPASSWORD | Password for recipient PDF slip | Text, 20 | AvanTax eForms Enterprise & AvanTax Filing Services |