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  • T4A – Summary of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income



If you file your T4A information return electronically, do not complete this T4A Summary.

Mandatory electronic filing

If you file more than 50 T4A slips for a calendar year, you must file the T4A return over the Internet.

You may choose one of the following electronic filing formats:

  • Internet file transfer (XML)
  • Web Forms

For more information about filing electronically, go to www.cra.gc.ca/iref or www.cra.gc.ca/webforms.

You can also file your information returns online using the "File a return" service. Go to:

Filing on paper

Complete this form using the instructions in Guide RC4157, Deducting Income Tax on Pension and Other Income, and Filing the T4A Slip and Summary.

To get forms and publications, go to www.cra.gc.ca/forms or call 1-800-959-5525.

Send this Summary and the related T4A slips to:

Ottawa Technology Centre
Canada Revenue Agency
875 Heron Road
Ottawa ON K1A 1G9

Make a payment

If you have a balance owing, you can make your payment in many different ways.

You can pay:

  • online or by telephone using your financial institution’s banking services;
  • online by using the CRA’s My Payment service at www.cra.gc.ca/mypayment;
  • by setting up a pre-authorized debit agreement using the My Business Account service at www.cra.gc.ca/mybusinessaccount; or
  • in person at your financial institution in Canada. To do so, you have to have a remittance form.

For information on how to make your payment, go to www.cra.gc.ca/payments. If you remit your payment late, any balance due may be subject to penalties and interest at the prescribed rate.