Enter the calendar year for which you are submitting the T5018 forms.

You can enter the current year or a previous year.

Type the location and name for the T5018 XML file you will generate during this process.

The default file name and location is C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\T5018File.xml.

Select Original if you are filing this year's T5018 information return for the first time.

Select Amended if you are submitting a corrected return to replace one you filed earlier.

Select Cancelled if you are cancelling a return you filed earlier.

Enter the range of vendors to include in this T5018 information return.

Enter the range of CPRS Codes for which you are producing this T5018 information return.

Enter the normal business name of the company that is transmitting this information on Line 1. Use Line 2 to continue entering the business name, if you need more room.

Enter the street number and business address of the transmitter company.

Use these fields to complete the business address for the company transmitting the information return.

Enter the transmitter number assigned to you by the CRA. The transmitter number must be prefixed by the code MM.

You must enter a unique number to identify this submission to the CRA.

Enter the name of a contact person to whom to send correspondence. Do not use titles, such as Mr., Mrs., and so on.

Enter a phone number for the contact person.

Enter an e-mail address for the contact person.

Select the language in which you do business with the CRA. (You can select English or French.)

Type the payer's account number in this field.

To file T5018 information returns with the CRA, you require an RZ account number in the following format: 000000000RZ0000. You obtain this number from the CRA.

If you are amending or cancelling a T5018 information return that you filed earlier, use the same number you used to file the original information return.

Enter the payer company's legal name and business (trade) name in these fields.

Use these fields to complete the payer company's address.

For the country code, use CAN for Canada, and USA for the United States of America. For other countries, use the alphabetic country codes described in the International Standard (ISO) 3166 Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries, unless the CRA requires a more recent standard.

Enter the name and telephone number of a contact person that the CRA can contact about this T5018 information return.