T4A-NR 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 “T4ANR”
IMPORTANT NOTICE - Name, Address, and Data characters accepted by CRA
| Column Heading | Description | Type & Size | Comments & Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASTNAME | Recipient last name (type 1) | Text, 30 | Required for types 1 |
| FIRSTNAME | Recipient first name (type 1) | Text, 30 | |
| INITIAL | Recipient initial (type 1) | Text, 1 | |
| NAME | Recipient name, line 1 (type 3, 4 & 5) | Text, 30 | Required for types 3, 4 & 5 |
| NAME2 | Recipient name, line 2 (type 3, 4 & 5) | Text, 30 | Required for types 3, 4 & 5 |
| 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 | Text, 3 | USA |
| YEAR | Taxation Year | Numeric, 4 | 2026 |
| RECTYPE | Recipient Code (11) | Text, 1 | 1 - Individual 3 - Corporation 4- Other (eg. assoc. & trust) 5 - Gov’t & etc. |
| SLIPSTATUS | Status of slip | Text, 1 | O-Original A-Amended C-Cancelled |
| BN | Business Number (13) | Text, 15 | |
| INCOME | Income (18) | Currency | |
| TRAVEL | Travel (20) | Currency | |
| TAX | Income tax deducted (22) | Currency | |
| REDUCTION | Reduction authorized (23) | Text, 1 | 1 |
| SERVICESCITY | City where services rendered | Text, 32 | |
| SERVICESPROV | Province where services rendered | Text, 2 | |
| DAYSINCANADA | Number of days recipient was in Canada | Integer | Max. of 366 |
| FOREIGNSIN | Foreign Social security number (14) | Text, 20 | |
| SIN | Canadian social insurance number (12) | Numeric, 9 | |
| PROFNAME | Professional name (16) | Text, 30 | |
| INDUSTRYCLASSCODE | Non-resident’s service industry | Text, 4 | |
| COUNTRYRES | Country of Residence | Text, 3 | USA |
| 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 |