T1204 Government Service Contract Payments

2023V1 - updated 2022-09-27

<Return>

<T1204>

<T1204Slip>
Note: When completing the T1204 return, include either the Corporation Information or the Recipient Information, NOT both.

<RCPNT_NM>

<snm></snm>
Sole proprietorship recipient last name
- Required, 20 alphanumeric
- first 20 letters of the recipient's surname
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., etc.
- do not include first name or initials

<gvn_nm></gvn_nm>
Sole proprietorship recipient first name
- 12 alphanumeric
- first 12 letters of the recipient's first given name
Note: If only initials are available, provide the recipient's first initial.

<init></init>
Sole proprietorship recipient initial
- 1 alphanumeric
- initial of the recipient's second given name

</RCPNT_NM>

Must enter one of the two following required tags:

• recipient Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• recipient Business Number (BN)

<sin></sin>
Recipient social insurance number (SIN)
- Required, 9 numeric
- T1204 slip, box 12
- when the recipient has failed to provide a SIN, enter zeroes in the entire field

<rcpnt_bn></rcpnt_bn>
Recipient Account Number
- Required, 15 alphanumeric, 9 digits, RC 4 digits, example 000000000RC0000, or 000000000RZ0000, or 000000000RT0000
- T1204 slip, box 61
- the recipient's corporate RC Business Number or their RT Goods and Services Tax (GST) Number, or the RZ Account Number assigned by the CRA
- when the recipient has failed to provide an Account number, enter 000000000RC0000, or 000000000RZ0000, or 000000000RT0000 in the field

<RCPNT_BUS_NM>

<l1_nm></l1_nm>
Recipient business name - line 1
- Required, 30 alphanumeric
- first line of the recipient's business name
- if "&" is used in the name area enter as "&amp;"

<l2_nm></l2_nm>
Recipient business name - line 2
- 30 alphanumeric
- second line of the recipient's business name

</RCPNT_BUS_NM>

<rcpnt_tcd></rcpnt_tcd>
Recipient type code
- Required, 1 numeric
- T1204 slip, box 23
- 1 if the recipient is a sole proprietor
- 3 if the recipient is a corporation
- 4 if the recipient is a partnership

<RCPNT_BUS_ADDR>

<addr_l1_txt></addr_l1_txt>
Recipient business address - line 1
- 30 alphanumeric
- first line of the recipient's address

<addr_l2_txt></addr_l2_txt>
Recipient business address - line 2
- 30 alphanumeric
- second line of the recipient's address

<cty_nm></cty_nm>
Recipient city
- 28 alphanumeric
- city in which the recipient is located

<prov_cd></prov_cd>
Recipient province or territory code
- 2 alpha
- recipient's Canadian province or territory in which the recipient is located or the state in the USA where the recipient is located
- use the abbreviations listed in the T619 - Electronic transmittal under section: Transmitter province or territory code
- when the recipient's country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter ZZ in this field

<cntry_cd></cntry_cd>
Recipient country code
- 3 alpha
- country in which the recipient is located
- use the alphabetic country codes as outlined in the International Standard (ISO) 3166 Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries
- always use CAN for Canada, and USA for the United States of America

<pstl_cd></pstl_cd>
Recipient postal code
- 10 alphanumeric
- recipient's Canadian postal code, format: alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, example: A9A9A9
- or the recipient's USA zip code
- or where the recipient's country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter the foreign postal code

</RCPNT_BUS_ADDR>

<payr_bn></payr_bn>
Payer Business Number (BN)
- Required, 15 alphanumeric, 9 digits RP 4 digits, example 000000000RP0000
- must correspond to the "Business Number (BN)" on the related T1204 Summary record
- enter the Account Number as used on Form PD7A, Statement of Account for Current Source Deductions
Note: In order to process a return, the complete BN is required.

<T1204_AMT>

<srvc_pay_amt></srvc_pay_amt>
Service payments only
- 12 numeric, enter dollar and cents
- T1204 slip, box 82

<mxd_gd_pay_amt></mxd_gd_pay_amt>
Mixed services and goods payments
- 12 numeric, enter dollars and cents
- T1204 slip, box 84

</T1204_AMT>

<ptnrp_filr_id></ptnrp_filr_id>
Partnership filer identification number (FIN)
Amendments only
- 2 alpha and 7 numeric, example HA0000000
- T1204 slip, box 86
- recipient's partnership FIN assigned by the CRA
- when the recipient has failed to provide a FIN, enter HA0000000 in the field

<rpt_tcd></rpt_tcd>
Report Type Code
- Required, 1 alpha
- originals = O
- amendments = A
- cancel = C
Note: An amended return cannot contain an original slip.

</T1204Slip>

<T1204Summary>

<bn></bn>
Business Number (BN)
- Required, 15 alphanumeric, 9 digits RP 4 digits, example 000000000RP0000
- enter the Account Number as used on Form PD7A, Statement of Account for Current Source Deductions
Note: In order to process a return, the complete BN is required.

<PAYR_NM>

<l1_nm></l1_nm>
Payer name - line 1
- Required, 30 alphanumeric
- first line of payer's name
- if "&" is used in the name area enter as "&amp;"

<l2_nm></l2_nm>
Payer name - line 2
- 30 alphanumeric
- second line of payer's name

<l3_nm></l3_nm>
Payer name - line 3
- 30 alphanumeric
- use for "care of" or "attention"

</PAYR_NM>

<PAYR_ADDR>

<addr_l1_txt></addr_l1_txt>
Payer address - line 1
- 30 alphanumeric
- first line of the payer's address

<addr_l2_txt></addr_l2_txt>
Payer address - line 2
- 30 alphanumeric
- second line of the payer's address

<cty_nm></cty_nm>
Payer city
- 28 alphanumeric
- city in which the payer is located

<prov_cd></prov_cd>
Payer province or territory code
- 2 alpha
- Canadian province or territory in which the payer is located or the state in the USA where the payer is located
- use the abbreviations listed in the T619 - Electronic transmittal under section: Transmitter province or territory code
- when the payer's country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter ZZ in this field

<cntry_cd></cntry_cd>
Payer country code
- 3 alpha
- country in which the payer is located
- use the alphabetic country codes as outlined in the International Standard (ISO) 3166 Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries
- always use CAN for Canada, and USA for the United States of America

<pstl_cd></pstl_cd>
Payer postal code
- 10 alphanumeric
- payer's Canadian postal code, format: alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, example: A9A9A9 or the payer's USA zip code
- when the payer's country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter the foreign postal code

</PAYR_ADDR>

<CNTC>

<cntc_nm></cntc_nm>
Contact name
- Required, 22 alphanumeric
- contact's first name followed by surname for this return
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., etc.

<cntc_area_cd></cntc_area_cd>
Contact area code
- Required, 3 numeric
- area code of telephone number

<cntc_phn_nbr></cntc_phn_nbr>
Contact telephone number – required
- 3 numeric with a (-), followed by 4 numeric.
- telephone number of contact

<cntc_extn_nbr></cntc_extn_nbr>
Contact extension
- 5 numeric
- extension of contact

</CNTC>

<tx_yr></tx_yr>
Taxation year
- Required, 4 numeric (e.g., 2005)

<slp_cnt></slp_cnt>
Total number of T1204 slip records
- Required, 7 numeric
- total number of T1204 slip records filed with this T1204 Summary

<rpt_tcd></rpt_tcd>
Report Type Code
- Required, 1 alpha
- originals = O
- amendments = A
Note: An amended return cannot contain an original slip.

<fileramendmentnote></fileramendmentnote>
Filer amendment note
- use for report type A only
- 1309 alphanumeric

<T1204_TAMT>

<tot_srvc_pay_amt></tot_srvc_pay_amt>
Total service payments
- 14 numeric, enter dollar and cents.
- accumulated total of recipients' Service payments only, as reported on the T1204 slip records filed with this T1204 Summary

<tot_mxd_gd_pay_amt></tot_mxd_gd_pay_amt>
Total mixed services and goods payments
- 14 numeric, enter dollar and cents
- accumulated total of recipients' payment for Mixed services and goods payments, as reported on the T1204 slip records filed with this T1204 Summary
</T1204_TAMT>

</T1204Summary>

</T1204>

</Return>