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CRA FormsFHSAX Headings

FHSAX Data Import Headings

Columns and rows containing “NULL” in their first cell will not be imported.


Cell A1 MUST contain “FHSAX
Name, Address, and Data characters accepted by CRA

Column HeadingDescriptionType & SizeComments & Examples
LASTNAMERecipient last nameText, 30Required
FIRSTNAMERecipient first nameText, 30
INITIALRecipient initialText, 1
ADDRESS1Address line 1Text, 50
ADDRESS2Address line 2Text, 50
CITYCityText, 28
PROVProvince codeText, 2
POSTALPostal code (including space)Text, 10
COUNTRYCountry, in addressText, 3
SINSocial insurance numberText, 9
FHSACONTRACTNUMBERFHSA contract numberText, 30
DATEOFBIRTHRecipient date of birthDateMmm, dd, yyyy
DATEOFDEATHRecipient date of deathDateMmm, dd, yyyy
HOLDERDEATHFAIRMARKETVALUEFair market value at time of deathCurrency
UNIQUESLIPNUMBERUnique slip number (USN)Text, 20
SLIPSTATUSSlip report type codeText, 1O-Original
A-Amended
C-Cancelled
FHSANEWACCOUNTINDICATORNew FHSA account indicatorYes/No
FHSAACCOUNTCLOSEDINDICATORFHSA account closed indicatorYes/No
FHASACCOUNTCLOSEDDATEFHSA account closed dateDateMmm, dd, yyyy
FHSASUCCESSORACCOUNTINDICATORSuccessor holder account indicatorYes/No
FHSABENEFICIARYINDICATORFHSA beneficiary indicatorYes/No
TOTALHFSADISTRIBUTIONBENEFICIARYCOUNTTotal number of beneficiariesNumeric, 6
DECEASEDACCOUNTHOLDERFHSACONTRACTNUMBERDeceased account holder FHSA contract numberText, 30
DECEASEDACCOUNTHOLDERSINDeceased account holder SINText, 9
DECEASEDACCOUNTHOLDERDEATHDATEDeceased account holder date of deathDateMmm, dd, yyyy
CALENDARYEARENDFAIRMARKETVALUECalendar year-end fair market valueCurrency
TRANSACTIONDATETransaction dateDateMmm, dd, yyyy
TRANSACTIONSEQUENCETransaction sequence on this day for this USNNumeric, 10
CONTRIBUTIONContributionCurrency
FHSADEEMEDTRANSFERFHSA deemed transferCurrency
QUALIFYINGWITHDRAWALQualifying withdrawalCurrency
TAXABLEWITHDRWALTaxable withdrawalCurrency
INCOMETAXDEDUCTEDIncome tax deductedCurrency
FHSATRANSFERINFHSA transfer inCurrency
FHSATRANSFEROUTFHSA transfer outCurrency
RRSPTRANSFERINRRSP transfer inCurrency
SPOUSALRRSPTRANSFERINSpousal RRSP transfer inCurrency
FAIRMARKETVALUEIMMEDIATLYPRIORTRANSFEROUTFair market value immediately prior to transfer outCurrency
RRSPRRIFTRANSFEROUTRRSP/RRIF transfer outCurrency
DESIGNATEDRRSPRRIFTRANSFEROUTDesignated - RRSP/RRIF transfer outCurrency
DESIGNATEDWITHDRAWALDesignated - withdrawalCurrency
FHSABENEFICIARYDISTRIBUTIONOUTFHSA beneficiary distribution outCurrency
FHSABENEFICIARYDISTRIBUTIONRECEIVEDFHSA beneficiary distribution receivedCurrency
FHSATRANSFEROUTTOSURVIVORFHSA transfer out to survivorCurrency
RRSPRRIFTRANSFEROUTTOSURVIVORRRSP/RRIF transfer out to survivorCurrency
SURVIVORFHSATRANSFERINSurvivor FHSA transfer inCurrency
FHSACESSATIONHOLDERDEEMEDRECEIVEDAmount deemed received on FHSA cessationCurrency
SECURITYFORLOANSecurity for a loanCurrency
NONQUALIFIEDINVESTMENTACQUISITIONAcquisition of non-qualified investmentCurrency
NONQUALIFIEDINVESTMENTDISPOSITIONDisposition of non-qualified investmentCurrency
MARRIAGEBREAKDOWNFHSATRANSFERINMarriage breakdown - FHSA transfer inCurrency
MARRIAGEBREAKDOWNFHSATRANSFEROUTMarriage breakdown - FHSA transfer outCurrency
MARRIAGEBREAKDOWNRRSPRRIFTRANSFEROUTMarriage breakdown - RRSP.RRIF transfer outCurrency
ACCOUNTHOLDERFORMERSPOUSEFAMILYNAMEFamily name of former spouse or common-law partnerText, 30
ACCOUNTHOLDERFORMERSPOUSEGIVENNAMEGiven name of former spouse or common-law partnerText, 30
ACCOUNTHOLDERFORMERSPOUSESINSIN of former spouse or common-law partnerText, 9
TEXTATTOPOptional text to print at top of slipText, 15
EMAILADDRESSRecipient email address; one email address, or two separated by a semi-colonText, 255
OKTOEMAILSLIPPermission granted to email slipYes/No
COMPANY.NAME1Company associated with slipText, 35
COMPANY.COMPANYTAGTag associated with company nameText, 10
SLIPTAGSubset tagText, 10
CUSTOMFIELDGUID or other unique identifierText, 50
CUSTOMPASSWORDPassword for recipient PDF slipText, 20