T4A slip layout
This table contains the information that is reported in each box of the T4A slip.
For information about what is included in these boxes, see the relevant government publication.
Tax status and tax categories are defined on the Deduction Code.
| Box | Description | Information reported |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient's name and address | Employee's last name, first name, and middle initial from Resource. Also includes the employee's address from . | |
| Payer's name | Employer name from Legal Entity. | |
| Year | The year in which the remuneration was paid to the employee. | |
| 012 | Social insurance number | Employee SIN from the Resource’s Identification Number |
| 013 | Recipient's Account Number | 15 digits of the recipient's Payroll Account Number if the recipient of the reported amount is a business and not part of payroll application's functionality. |
| 015 | Payer-offered dental benefits | Used to report the type of dental insurance coverage the payer provided to the employee during the year. |
| 016 | Pension or Superannuation | Taxable part of annuity payments paid to an employee or retired employee out of, or under, a superannuation or pension fund or plan including disability benefits paid in the form of a life annuity.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Box Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay class or the deduction class you select on is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 018 | Lump-Sum Payments | Taxable part of a single payment out of a pension fund or plan or out of a deferred profit-sharing plan.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Box Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay class or the deduction class you select on is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 020 | Self-employed Commissions | Amount of commissions paid to an independent agent.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Box Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay class or the deduction class you select on is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 022 | Income tax deducted | Total income tax deducted from the recipient's remuneration during the year. The T4A Income Tax deduction class is mapped on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Parameters topic |
| 024 | Annuities | Annuity payments under an income-averaging annuity contract,and the yearly taxable part of other annuity payments.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Box Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay class or the deduction class you select on is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 048 | Fees for services | Total fees or other amounts paid for services.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Box Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay class or the deduction class you select on is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 061 | Payer's Payroll Account Number | 15-digit Business Number used to send CRA to your recipients’ deductions.
Defined in the Legal Establishment. |
This table contains descriptions of the codes that are reported in the Other Information area of the T4A slip.
For these codes you can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay classes, or the deduction classes you select on the configurable fields is printed on the T4A slip and are reported on the employee wage electronic file.
| Code | Description | Information reported |
|---|---|---|
| 014 | Recipient's number | A retiree number, an employee number, or a payroll number. |
| 028 | Other income | You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total of the amounts associated with the pay classes or the deduction classes you select on Year End Configurable Fields is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 030 | Patronage allocations | Amount of all allocations given to customers for their patronage.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total of the amounts associated with the pay classes or the deduction classes you select on Year End Configurable Fields is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 032 | Registered pension plan contributions (past service) | Amount of contributions a former employee made to buy past service.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total of the amounts associated with the pay classes or the deduction classes you select on Year End Configurable Fields is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 034 | Pension adjustment | Amount of pension adjustment (PA) an employee has under an RPP during a period of leave or reduced services. Do this in the year for which you report the PA as the pension plan administrator for a multi-employer plan.
Total pension amount from Pension Adjustment Amount set in the Employee Configurable Field or the amount accumulated from the Pension Adjustment Deduction Class setup in the Year end Configurable field. |
| 036 | Plan registration number | Registration number issued for the registered pension plan or DPSP in which an employee participates.
This number is derived from the selected Benefit Plan Registration Number defined in the Employee Configurable Field. |
| 037 | Advanced life deferred annuity purchase | Added to the Other Information code/amount boxes.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay class or the deduction class you select on is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 040 | RESP-accumulated income payments |
Amount paid if you are a promoter of a registered education savings plan (RESP) and you paid RESP accumulated income payments to a subscriber of the plan. You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 042 | RESP education assistance payments | Amount paid if you are the promoter of a registered education savings plan (RESP) and you paid RESP educational assistance payments to or for an individual to help further his or her education at a post-secondary school level.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 046 | Charitable donations | Amount deducted from the recipients' earnings for donations to registered charities in Canada, from tax status C8. |
| 102 | Lump-sum payments - non-resident services transferred under para- graph 60(j) | Use this code to describe a transfer amount in Box 018.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 104 | Research Grants | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 105 | Scholarships, bursaries, fellowships,artists' project grants, and prizes | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 106 | Death Benefits | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 107 | Payments from a wage-loss replacement plan |
Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028. You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 108 | Lump-sum payments from a RPP - not eligible for transfer | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 018.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 109 | Periodic payments from an unregistered pension plan | Use this code to describe an amount reported in Box 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 110 | Lump-sum payments from RPP or DPSP accrued to December 31, 1971 | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 018.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 111 | IAAC annuities | Use this code to describe an amount reported in Box 024.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 115 | Deferred profit-sharing plan (DPSP) annuity or installment payments | Use this code to describe an amount reported in Box 024.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 116 | Medical travel assistance | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 117 | Loan benefits | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 118 |
Medical premium benefits |
Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 119 | Premiums paid to a group term life insurance plan | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 122 | RESP accumulated in- come payments paid to other | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 040.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 123 | Payments from a revoked DPSP | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 124 | Board and lodging at special work sites | Specify only the exempted portion for board and lodging benefits the employee receives while working at the special work site which is within 30 kilometers from the nearest urban area having a population of at least 40,000 persons.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 125 | Disability benefits paid out of a superannuation or pension plan | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 126 | Pre-1990 RPP past service contributions while a contributor | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 032.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 127 | Veterans' Benefits | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 128 | Veterans' benefits eligible for pension splitting | Specify amounts received in the year for a retirement income security benefit paid to the individual under part 2 of the Veterans Well-being Act. Also, report the amount in Box 016. |
| 129 | Tax deferred cooperative shares | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 130 | Apprenticeship incentive grant or Apprenticeship completion grant | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 131 | Registered disability savings plan (RDSP) | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 132 | Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 133 | Variable pension benefits | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 134 | Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) taxable amount | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 135 | Recipient-paid premiums for private health services plan | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 136 | Federal Income Support for Parents of Murdered or Missing Children grant (PMMC) | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 144 | Indian (exempt income) - Other income | Use this code to describe an amount not reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 146 | Indian (exempt income) – Pension superannuation | Use this code to describe an amount not reported under Code 016.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 148 | Indian (exempt income) – Lump-sum payments | Use this code to describe an amount not reported under Code 018.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 150 | Labor Adjustment Benefits Act and Appropriation | Use this code to describe an amount not reported under Code 028.
Acts You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 152 | SUBP qualified under the Income Tax Act | Use this code to describe an amount not reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 154 | Cash award or prize from payer | Use this code to describe an amount not reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 156 | Bankruptcy settlement | Use this code to describe an amount not reported under Code 028.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 158 | Lump-sum payments that you cannot transfer that are not reported elsewhere | Use this code to describe an amount in Box 018.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 162 | Pre-1990 RPP past service contributions while not a contributor | Use this code to describe an amount reported under Code 032.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 180 | Lump-sum payments that you cannot transfer that are not reported elsewhere | Use this code to describe an amount in Box 018.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 190 | Lump-sum payments from an unregistered plan | Use this code to describe an amount in Box 018 .
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 194 | Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPP) annuity payments from taxable income |
Use this code to describe an amount in Box 016. You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 195 | Indian (exempt income) – PRPP payments | Specify the amount of PRPP payments that are exempt income for Indians.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 196 | Tuition assistance for adult basic education | Specify the amount as tuition assistance received for Adult Basic Education.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 200 | Provincial or Territorial COVID-19 financial assistance payments | These taxable benefits issued by your province or territory, and not the federal government, must be reported as income on your tax return.
Added to the Other Information code or amount boxes. You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts associated with the pay class or the deduction class you select on is what prints on the T4A slip and is reported on the employee wage electronic file. |
| 201 | Repayment of COVID-19 financial assistance | Use this code for reporting Repayment of COVID-19 financial assistance.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 205 | One-time payment for older seniors | Use this code for reporting one-time payment for older seniors.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |
| 210 | Postdoctoral fellowship income amount | Use this code for reporting Postdoctoral fellowship income amount.
You can select a pay class, or deduction class on Year End Configurable Fields on the T4A Other Information topic. The total amounts linked to the selected pay class or deduction class are reflected on the T4A slip and recorded in the employee wage electronic file. |