T1204 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 “T1204”
IMPORTANT NOTICE - Name, Address, and Data characters accepted by CRA
| Column Heading | Description | Type & Size | Comments & Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAME1 | Recipient name line 1 | Text, 50 | Required |
| NAME2 | Recipient name line 2 | Text, 50 | |
| ADDRESS1 | Address line 1 | Text, 50 | |
| ADDRESS2 | Address line 2 | Text, 50 | |
| CITY | City | Text, 28 | |
| POSTAL | Postal code (including space) | Text, 10 | |
| PROV | Province code | Text, 2 | |
| COUNTRY | Country, in address | Text, 3 | CAN, USA, etc. |
| YEAR | Year | Numeric, 4 | 2026 |
| RECTYPE | Recipient type (23) | Text, 1 | 1 - Sole prop. 3 - Corporation 4 - Partnership |
| SERVICEPAYMENTS | Service payments (82) | Currency | |
| MIXEDPAYMENTS | Mixed services payments (84) | Currency | |
| SIN | Social insurance number (12) | Numeric, 9 | |
| BN | Business number (61) | Text, 15 | |
| PARTNERSHIPID | Partnership’s filer ID (86) | Text, 9 | |
| LASTNAME | Sole proprietor’s last name | Text, 20 | |
| FIRSTNAME | Sole proprietor’s first name | Text, 12 | |
| INITIAL | Sole proprietor’s initial | Text, 1 | |
| SLIPSTATUS | Status of slip | Text, 1 | O-Original A-Amended C-Cancelled |
| 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 |