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How to complete the Transfer of a credit request form

The first four fields are common throughout the requests.

Name of Business
To avoid processing delays, enter the name exactly as registered under the Business Number.

Business Number (BN)
Requests cannot be processed without a valid 15-character BN.

Name of Authorized Requestor
If the requestor is not an authorized person for the BN, a request cannot be processed.

Requestor's Telephone Number
Include the area code. If you are outside North America, also include the country and/or city code. Use only numbers; do not use punctuation marks such as brackets or dashes. Only one number can be entered

The fields below are specific to this type of request.

Credit amount to be transferred

Enter the total amount to be transferred in dollars and cents only. For example, for $1,525.18, enter "1525.18" in the box provided. You have to use the decimal point for cents but do not use a comma to separate the thousands.

Date credit was applied to your account

Enter the date the credit was applied to your account in year/month/day format, if known. For example, if the payment was credited to your account on February 22, 2005, enter "2005 02 22". This information is available on the statement we issued to your business acknowledging receipt of that payment or posting of that credit.

Transfer credit on above Business Number FROM

Enter the reporting period end where the credit resides in year/month/day format. For example, if the credit resides in your account for your period ending December 31, 2004, enter "2004 12 31".

Note
A reporting period end, reporting period, filing year, period covered and taxation year end are terms that are used interchangeably.

Transfer credit as follows:

Amount

Enter the amount(s) to be transferred in the Amount field using a decimal for cents. Do not use a comma to separate the thousands. The total of the amount(s) must equal the total amount of the credit to be transferred indicated above.

Reporting period end

Enter the reporting period(s) end to which you want the payment transferred in year/month/day format. For example, you want the payment transferred to reporting period ending November 30, 2005, enter "2005 11 30".

Account identifier

Enter the program account(s) to which you want the payment transferred in the Account Identifier fields. For example, if you want to transfer a credit from your account to your sole payroll account, enter RP 0001 in the Account Identifier fields.

Briefly explain your request

This space holds approximately 125 words. You may use this space to provide additional information, if necessary, that may assist us in processing your request.

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Date modified:
2006-09-25
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