Subcontractor Payment Declaration - XML

OBJECTIVE

The Subcontractor Payment Declaration - XML (form T-5018) option is used to prepare the file in XML format to declare payments to subcontractors.

 

PREREQUISITEs

 

Steps

Generate the Subcontractor Payment Declaration in XML File report

  1. Select the date range and the supplier(s).

 

Only suppliers defined as subcontractors are displayed in the list.

  1. Click Accept.
  2. View the list of sub-contractors and confirm the amounts displayed before you go ahead and create the file:

 

By default, the system checks all of the subcontractors selected in step 1.

  1. Select the Type of Data to be produced.

Field

Description

Type of Data

Identifies the data file to the government.

Available values:

Original

Default value to indicate that the file is a first version.

Modification

Indicates that the file is a version that has been modified from the one already sent to the government.

Cancellation

Indicates that the file is cancelled.

NOTE: At the request of the ARC, cancelled files must also be sent.

  1. Click Accept.

 

A message confirming the creation of two XML files is displayed on the screen. The file that must be sent is named T5018.xml. The other document is an archive document.

A report is displayed after the file is created to confirm the information sent to the ARC. If the file contains errors, an error viewer is displayed on the screen specifying the source of the error.

  1. To send the XML file, log on to the ARC site.

 

Last modification: September 20, 2024