How to file Relevé 1 (RL-1)

Summary

Steps to report employee earnings and deductions using RL-1 in Sage 50 Accounting. Submit RL-1 slips for employees living in Quebec at the end of each calendar year.

Resolution

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

Register as a Transmitter with Revenu Québec

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

Print the RL-1

Go to Reports, Payroll, Relevé 1 Slips.
Select employees and filing year.
Select the Form Type from the drop-down menu.
Select the Print Revenue Quebec copy 1, Employee copy, and Print Totals checkbox.
Select Upload to Sage HR if your company is connected to Sage HR.
- This option allows employees to view and download their RL-1s from Sage HR
Select Print if your company isn't connected to Sage HR.
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

File RL-1 electronically

▼ Export RL-1s

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

Transmission Information Tab

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.

Business Information Tab

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.

Contact Information Tab

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

▼ Assign income and deductions

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.

▼ Internet Filing

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.

▼ Additional information

Sage 50 updates the E-file RL-1 Slip Number and the Date of Transmission boxes on the RL-1 Reporting tab of all employee records
File the RL-1 slips electronically before you print them for the employee E-file slip numbers to appear on your printed RL-1 slips
Sage 50 doesn’t submit a Summary of Source Deductions and Employer Contributions form with your RL-1 slips
- 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)

How to file Relevé 1 (RL-1)

Summary

Resolution

Register as a Transmitter with Revenu Québec

Print the RL-1

File RL-1 electronically

Transmission Information Tab

Business Information Tab

Contact Information Tab

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