File Relevé 1 (RL-1) in Sage 50 Accounting

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223924150029784

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Thu Oct 08 06:32:56 UTC 2026

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Category//Year end//Payroll year-end

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sageadmin

File Relevé 1 (RL-1) in Sage 50 Accounting

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NOTE: File electronically if you file more than five RL-1s of the same type.

You need to have a transmitter number to print RL-1 forms
The number starts with NP followed by six digits
If you don’t have a transmitter number, enter 000000
Contact Revenu Québec at 1-866-814-8392 or fill out the online form to get a transmitter number

Go to Reports, Payroll, Relevé 1 Slips.
Select employees and filing year.
Select the Form Type from the dropdown menu.
Select the Print Revenue Quebec copy 1, Employee copy, and Print Totals checkbox.
Is your company connected to Sage HR?
- Select Upload to Sage HR. This option allows employees to view and download their RL-1s from Sage HR
- If you don't have your company connected to Sage HR, print the document
Click OK.
Read the confirmation message, then press OK.
The next window will be RL-1 Box Options with a tab for Incomes and a tab for Deductions.
Select any income, benefit, or deduction information that you need to print in a particular box.
OK to continue.
You'll see a Print Record Summary, if there’s no error click Print RL-1.
If there’s an error, make note of the message.
- Click Cancel, make appropriate corrections, and repeat the process

Go to File, Import/Export, Electronic Filing, Export RL-1s (Slip Transmission Service).
Select the payroll Year.
Select the employees.

Transmission Method - Select a Package Type.
Transmitter Type - Select the option that describes for whom you are filing.
Transmitter No. - Enter your transmitter number. NP followed by six digits.
RL Slip No - Enter the -digit number you received from the Ministère du Revenu du Québec.
File Sequence No - This number increases by one every time you prepare a filing in Sage 50.

Quebec Enterprise No - Enter your 10-digit Québec Enterprise (NEQ). Leave this blank if you don't have a number.
Employer ID No - Enter the 10-digit employer identification number.
Employer File No - Enter the four-digit employer file number.

Enter the name and contact information of your company's payroll and technical resource contacts.
Click OK.

Assign income and deductions to the correct RL-1 slip box numbers in the RL-1 Box Options window.
Click OK.
Select a location to save the file on your C drive.
Sage 50 automatically creates and names the file AAPPPPPPSSS. Don’t change this name.
- AA represents the last two digits of the taxation year
- PPPPPP is the transmitter number
- SSS is the file sequence number
Click Save.
Click Print in the Export Records Summary window to print the transmission details for your records.

Click RL-1 Internet Filing to access the Québec government’s secure Web site.
Click OK in the Export Records Summary window to close the window.

Sage 50 updates RL-1 Slip Number and Transmission Date on each employee’s RL-1 Reporting tab
File RL-1 slips electronically before printing. This ensures eFile slip numbers appear on printed RL-1 slips
Sage 50 submits RL-1 slips electronically. It doesn’t include the Summary of Source Deductions form
Complete a summary form on the Revenu Québec website or print it out and mail it in
- Transmitter Registration form (English)
- Transmitter Registration Form (French)

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