T1204: Government Service Contract Payments

The T1204 slip is issued by federal departments, agencies, and Crown corporations for service contract payments made to individuals, partnerships, small businesses, or corporations. A T1204 slip might be issued to you for payments that were more than $500 in the year (excluding GST/HST or provincial/territorial tax).

Note: The payer is only required to submit the T1204 slip to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) but might send you a copy. Be sure to keep a record of all the payments you received from the government for services and/or goods you provided.

If you received the T1204 slip, you will need to complete the T2125: Statement of Business or Professional Activities form to determine the amount of taxable income to report on your tax return.

Follow these steps in H&R Block’s 2020 tax software:

  1. On the PREPARE tab, click the IN THIS SECTION icon.

  2. In the Self-employment income and expenses box, click the Add This Topic button.

  3. Click the EMPLOYMENT icon. You’ll find yourself here:



  1. Under the BUSINESS AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME section of the Employment and self-employment page, select the checkbox labelled Statement of business or professional activities (T2125), and click Continue.

  2. Enter the amount reported in box 82 or box 84 of your T1204 slip as revenue in the Income section on the T2125 page.