Recipient's name and address

Enter the information in the white area provided.

If more than one recipient is entitled to the investment income (for example, interest credited to a joint account), you only need to complete one T5 slip. If there are two recipients, enter both names. For a corporation, enter the name of the corporation.

Where there are multiple (two or more) account holders for the same account, the onus is on the account holders to ensure that each individual reports their fair share of the income. You have to prepare the T5 slip with the name of the individual(s) who represent the group of investors. The T5 slip should indicate the primary representative and/or the secondary representative, if known, as well as the primary representative's SIN in box 22. In addition, code 2 must be entered in box 23, which advises the CRA that the account is a joint account.

If the payment is made to an association, organization, or institution, enter that name. Do not enter the name of the secretary-treasurer or any other individual who has signing authority. If the payment is made to the registered holder of an investment (for example, broker or trustee of an RRSP), enter the name of the registered holder, not the name of the individual. If the payment is made to a trust, enter the name of the trust and not the name of the individual beneficiaries of this trust.

First line - Enter the individual's last name first, followed by the usual first names and initials, or enter the name of the recipient corporation, association, organization, institution, or trust. For "Estate of" or "in Trust for," enter the usual last name, followed by the names and initials followed by "Estate of" or "in Trust for."

Second line - Enter the second recipient's last name, first name, and initials. If there is only one recipient, leave this line blank.

In all cases, enter the recipient's full mailing address as follows:

Third, fourth, and fifth lines - Enter the recipient's full address, including city and province or territory. Enter the recipient's postal code. You can leave some lines blank. For the province or territory, use the two-letter abbreviations from the list of Provincial and Territorial codes.

Payer's name and address

Complete this area on each T5 slip. Enter the payer's full name and address.