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How to file Relevé 1 (RL-1)

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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

  1. Go to Reports, Payroll, Relevé 1 Slips.
  2. Select employees and filing year.
  3. Select the Form Type from the drop-down menu.
  4. Select the Print Revenue Quebec copy 1, Employee copy, and Print Totals checkbox.
  5. 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
  6. Select Print if your company isn't connected to Sage HR.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Read the confirmation message, then press OK.
  9. The next window will be RL-1 Box Options with a tab for Incomes and a tab for Deductions.
  10. Select any income, benefit, or deduction information that you need to print in a particular box.
  11. OK to continue.
  12. You'll see a Print Record Summary, if there’s no error click Print RL-1.
  13. 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
  1. Go to File, Import/Export, Electronic Filing, Export RL-1s (Slip Transmission Service).
  2. Select the payroll Year.
  3. Select the employees. 

     Transmission Information Tab 

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

     Business Information Tab

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

     Contact Information Tab

  1. Enter the name and contact information of your company's payroll and technical resource contacts.
  2. Click OK.
▼ Assign income and deductions
  1. Assign income and deductions to the correct RL-1 slip box numbers in the RL-1 Box Options window.
  2. Click OK.
  3. Select a location to save the file on your C drive.
  4. 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
  5. Click Save.
  6. Click Print in the Export Records Summary window to print the transmission details for your records.
▼ Internet Filing
  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.
▼ 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

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Revenu Quebec guide to filing RL-1slips