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ARCHIVE: How to file RL-1s electronically

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Step 1: Export RL-1s - Read more...
  1. Select File, Import/Export, Electronic Filing, Export RL-1s (Slip Transmission Service).
  2. Select the payroll Year.
  3. Select the employees. Select Include inactive employees to include inactive employees.



Step 2: Verify or complete the information on all tabs - 
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  1. Transmission Information Tab
    • Transmission Method. The method will show as Internet File Transfer. Select a Package Type
    • Transmitter Type: Select the option that describes for whom you are filing RL-1 slips
    • Transmitter No.: Enter the transmitter number (NP followed by 6 digits) assigned by the Groupe de promotion de l'EDI et d'acquisition de données électroniques
    • RL-1 Slip No: Enter the eight-digit number you received from the Ministère du Revenu du Québec for electronic filing
    • File Sequence No: The number in this box increases by one every time you prepare a filing through Sage 50
  2. Business Information Tab:
    • Quebec Enterprise No: Enter your 10-digit Québec Enterprise (NEQ). Leave the box blank if you don’t have a number.
    • Employer ID No: Enter the 10-digit employer identification number.
    • Employer File No: Enter the 4-digit employer file number.
  3. Contact Information Tab: Enter the name and contact information of your company's payroll and technical resource contacts
  4. Click OK.



Step 3: Assign income and deductions -
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  1. In the RL-1 Box Options window, assign income and deductions to the correct RL-1 slip box numbers. Click OK when complete.
  2. Select a location to save the file on your hard drive. Sage 50 automatically creates and names the file AAPPPPPPSSS. Don’t change this name.
    • AA represents the last 2 digits of the taxation year
    • PPPPPP is the transmitter number
    • SSS is the file sequence number
  3. Click Save.
  4. To print the transmission details for your records, click Print in the Export Records Summary window.



Step 4: Internet Filing -
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  1. Click RL-1 Internet Filing to access the Québec government’s secure Web site
  2. Click OK in the Export Records Summary window to close the window.



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