T4RIF Data Import Headings
Columns and rows containing “NULL” in their first cell will not be imported.
Cell A1 MUST contain “T4RIF”
Name, Address, and Data characters accepted by CRA
| Column Heading | Description | Type & Size | Comments & Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASTNAME | Recipient last name | Text, 30 | Required |
| FIRSTNAME | Recipient first name | Text, 30 | |
| INITIAL | Recipient initial | Text, 1 | |
| 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 |
| YEAR | Year | Numeric, 4 | 2025 |
| SIN | Canadian social insurance number (12) | Numeric, 9 | |
| SPOUSESSIN | Spouse’s Canadian social insurance number (32) | Numeric, 9 | |
| TAXABLE | Taxable payments received(16) | Currency | |
| CONTRACT | Contract number (14) | Text, 12 | |
| DECEASED | Amounts received at death (18) | Currency | |
| DEREGISTRATION | Amounts received at deregistration (20) | Currency | |
| OTHERINCOME | Other income or deductions (22) | Currency | |
| EXCESS | Excess amount (24) | Currency | |
| SPOUSALRRIF | ”Yes” if spouse is a contributor (26) | Yes/No | |
| INCOMETAX | Income tax deducted (28) | Currency | |
| DATEDEATH | Date of annuitant’s death (30) | Date | Mmm. dd, yyyy (Apr. 1, 2025) |
| TRANSFERS | Transfer on breakdown of marriage (35) | Currency | |
| ADVANCEDLIFEDEFERREDPURCHASE | Advanced Life Deferred Annuity Purchase (37) | Currency | |
| TAXPAID | Tax paid amount (36) | Currency | |
| 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 | |
| OKTOEMAILSLIP | Permission granted to email slip | Yes/No | |
| COMPANY.NAME1 | Company associated with slip | Text, 35 | |
| COMPANY.COMPANYTAG | Tag associated with company name | Text, 10 | |
| SLIPTAG | Subset tag | Text, 10 | |
| CUSTOMFIELD | GUID or other unique identifier | Text, 50 | |
| CUSTOMPASSWORD | Password for recipient PDF slip | Text, 20 |