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.
Cell A1 MUST contain “NR4”Column Heading | Description | Type & Size | Comments & Examples |
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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 | 2025 |
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 |