T4A(OAS) Statement of Old Age Security

2023V1 - updated 2022-09-27

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<Return>

<T4A_OAS>

<T4A_OASSlip>

<RCPNT_NM>

<snm></snm>
Recipient surname
- Required
, 20 alphanumeric
- first 20 letters of the recipient's surname as it appears on the information return slip
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., etc.
- do not include first name or initials

<gvn_nm></gvn_nm>
Recipient first name
- 12 alphanumeric
- first 12 letters of the recipient's first given name as it appears on the information return slip
Note: If only initials are available, provide the recipient's first initial.

<init></init>
Recipient initial
- 1 alphanumeric
- initial of the recipient's second given name as it appears on the information return slip

</RCPNT_NM>

<RCPNT_ADDR>

<addr_l1_txt></addr_l1_txt>
Recipient address - line 1
- 30 alphanumeric
- first line of the recipient's address as it appears on the information return slip

<addr_l2_txt></addr_l2_txt>
Recipient address - line 2
- 30 alphanumeric
- second line of the recipient's address as it appears on the information return slip

<cty_nm></cty_nm>
Recipient city
- 28 alphanumeric
- city in which the recipient is located as it appears on the information return slip

<prov_cd></prov_cd>
Recipient province code
- 2 alpha
- Canadian province, in which the recipient is located as it appears on the information return slip or the state in the USA where the recipient is located, as it appears on the information return slip
- 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 as it appears on the information return slip, format: alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, alpha, numeric, example: A9A9A9
- or the recipient's USA zip code, as it appears on the information return slip
- or when the recipient's country code is neither CAN nor USA, enter the foreign postal code

</RCPNT_ADDR>

<sin></sin>
Recipient social insurance number (SIN)
- Required
, 9 numeric
- recipient's social insurance number, as it appears on the information return slip
- when the recipient has failed to provide a SIN, enter zeroes in the entire field

<rcpnt_nbr></rcpnt_nbr>
Recipient's number
- 20 alphanumeric
- recipient's identification number (i.e., benefit number, old age security number)
Note: All or a portion of this number should be printed on the information return slip.

<bn></bn>
CRA account number
- Required
, 15 alphanumeric, example: 000000000RP0000
- the complete Business Number (BN) assigned for the filing of information returns with the CRA
- must correspond to the "CRA account number" on the related information return summary

<rpt_tcd></rpt_tcd>
Report Type Code
- Required
, 1alpha
- original = O
- amendment = A
- cancel = C

<T4A_OAS_AMT>
Enter dollars and cents for all of the financial amounts with field lengths of 9 numeric characters.

<net_pens_pay_amt></net_pens_pay_amt>
T4A(OAS) net pension paid
- T4A(OAS) slip, box 18

<gro_pens_pay_amt></gro_pens_pay_amt>
T4A(OAS) gross pension paid
- T4A(OAS) slip, box 19

<opay_rvr_amt></opay_rvr_amt>
T4A(OAS) overpayment recovered
- T4A(OAS) slip, box 20

<net_supp_amt></net_supp_amt>
T4A(OAS) net supplements paid
- T4A(OAS) slip, box 21

<itx_ddct_amt></itx_ddct_amt>
T4A(OAS) income tax deducted
- T4A(OAS) slip, box 22

<qc_itx_ddct_amt></qc_itx_ddct_amt>
T4A(OAS) Quebec income tax deducted
- T4A(OAS) slip, box 23

</T4A_OAS_AMT>

</T4A_OASSlip>

<T4A_OASSummary>

<bn></bn>
CRA account number
- Required
, 15 alphanumeric, example: 000000000RP0000
- the complete Business Number (BN) assigned for the filing of information returns with the CRA

<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 code
- 2 alpha
- Canadian province in which the payer is located or the USA state in which the payer is located
- use the abbreviations listed in the T619 - Electronic transmittal 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
- or 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 information return
- omit titles such as Mr., Mrs., Miss

<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>
Extension Number
- 5 numeric
- extension of contact.

</CNTC>

<tx_yr></tx_yr>
Taxation year
- Required
, 4 numeric
- the taxation year (i.e., 2001)

<slp_cnt></slp_cnt>
Total number of information return slip records
- Required
, 7 numeric
- total number of information return slip records filed with this information return summary

<rpt_tcd></rpt_tcd>
Report Type Code
-Required
1alpha
- originals = O
- amendments = A

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

<T4A_OAS_TAMT>
- enter dollars and cents for all of the financial amounts with field lengths of 13 numeric characters.

<tot_net_pens_amt></tot_net_pens_amt>
T4A(OAS) total net pension paid
- accumulated total of net pension paid (box 18), as reported on the T4A(OAS) slips filed with this T4A(OAS) summary

<tot_gro_pens_amt></tot_gro_pens_amt>
T4A(OAS) total gross pension paid
- accumulated total of gross pension paid (box 19), as reported on the T4A(OAS) slips filed with this T4A(OAS) summary

<tot_opay_rvr_amt></tot_opay_rvr_amt>
T4A(OAS) total overpayment recovered
- accumulated total of overpayment recovered (box 20), as reported on the T4A(OAS) slips filed with this T4A(OAS) summary

<tot_net_supp_amt></tot_net_supp_amt>
T4A(OAS) total net supplements paid
- accumulated total of net supplements paid (box 21), as reported on the T4A(OAS) slips filed with this T4A(OAS) summary

<tot_itx_ddct_amt></tot_itx_ddct_amt>
T4A(OAS) total income tax deducted
- accumulated total of income tax deducted (box 22), as reported on the T4A(OAS) slips filed with this T4A(OAS) summary

<tot_qc_tx_ddct_amt></tot_qc_tx_ddct_amt>
T4A(OAS) total Quebec income tax deducted
- accumulated total of Quebec income tax deducted (box 23), as reported on the T4A(OAS) slips filed with this T4A(OAS) summary

</T4A_OAS_TAMT>

</T4A_OASSummary>

</T4A_OAS>

</Return>

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