How to file RL-1s electronically

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Step 1: Export RL-1s - Read more...

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

Step 2: Verify or complete the information on all tabs - Read more...

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

Step 3: Assign income and deductions - Read more...

In the RL-1 Box Options window, assign income and deductions to the correct RL-1 slip box numbers. Click OK when complete.
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
Click Save.
To print the transmission details for your records, click Print in the Export Records Summary window.

Step 4: Internet Filing - Read more...

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 - Read more...

Sage 50 updates the E-file RL-1 Slip Number and the Date of Transmission boxes on the T4 and RL-1 Reporting tab of all employee records
For the employee E-file slip numbers to appear on your printed RL-1 slips, you must file the RL-1 slips electronically before you print them
Sage 50 doesn’t submit a Summary of Source Deductions and Employer Contributions form with your RL-1 slips
- You can fill in a summary form on the Revenu Québec website or print it out and mail it in
Revenu Québec will no longer accept Relevé 1 slips on electronic media (CD-ROM or DVD)
Transmitter Registration Form:
- https://www.revenuquebec.ca/fr/services-en-ligne/formulaires-et-publications/details-courant/ed-430/
- https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/online-services/forms-and-publications/current-details/ed-430-v/