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May 11, 2023 - Early Production Release
AvanTax eForms v. 2023.100

May 11, 2023 - v. 2023.100 - Early Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2023 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2022 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2022 format, but may be used for filing 2023 returns.

January 24, 2023 - AvanTax eForms v. 2022.103 - Production Release

1 We have improved the AvanTax eForms email slips function. AvanTax eForms Standard and Enterprise can email slips to recipients. We have changed the interface to allow users to enter formatted text in the body of the message sent to the recipient. Instead of a text-only interface, users can now apply formatting such as bold, italic, underline, font and font size, text colour and inserting images to the message.
2 We now have a stand alone tool which will allow users to do a pre-import validation check on your spreadsheets before you attempt to do the import. This should improve time efficiency as it will catch most errors before you try the import. The validation program is in English only at the present time. See our website for details.

December 20, 2022 - AvanTax eForms v. 2022.102 - Production Release

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2022 versions
2 All Revenu Québec forms have been updated to the new monochrome format.
3 Training videos have been updated and expanded to cover all major eForms features.

October 7, 2022 - New Features Coming in AvanTax eForms 2022

1 We've created a stand-alone Import Validation Tool which can be used to provide a detailed report of import file data errors that would result in an import failure or an invalid return
2 We've updated all Relevé forms to the new monochrome format
3 We've added the T550 Application for Registration of RSPs, ESPs or RIFS under Section 146, 146.1 and 146.3 of the Income Tax Act as an optional add-on module for eForms Enterprise
4 We've added the ability to format text and include images in the body of the email message when emailing recipient slips
5 We've added the ability to filter slips by country when preparing recipient slips
6 We've added an "Email Slips" button to the Reports Centre
7 We've updated both the Forms Centre and the Reports Centre to default to the previously selected form
8 We've improved the import error report to allow users to display the full report if desired
9 We've added messages warning of a significant risk of data loss that displays if eForms and its database appear to be at opposite ends of a VPN tunnel
10 We've made numerous data validation enhancements
11 We've made numerous user experience enhancements
12 We've resolved all bugs which our clients have reported to us

August 26, 2022 - Revenu Québec Revising ALL Relevé Slips for the 2022 Tax Season

Revenu Québec announced earlier this year that all Relevé slips will undergo significant redesign for the 2022 tax season; we are monitoring the appropriate developer websites and will incorporate each redesigned Relevé slip into AvanTax eForms as it becomes available.

May 3, 2022 - v. 2022.100 - Early Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2022 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2021 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2021 format, but may be used for filing 2022 returns.

January 28, 2022 - v. 2021.105 - Production Release

1 Install this release if you print federal T5013 slips and schedules or the T3 slip and return or the RL-16 Slip. The previous release gave an error whenever you tried to print these forms.
2 We corrected a problem with eForms where under certain circumstances, PDF copies of forms were not being retained on disk after closing the print function. This only occurred for eForms Enterprise users who were printing forms for a single company with the options set to group by company and to create separate PDF for each selected company. All other settings options work as intended.
3 We have noticed that the data entry screens for the 3 Quebec forms listed below have some out-of-date text displayed for some users.
  • Relevé 1 Summary
  • Relevé 8 Slip
  • Relevé 18 Slip
Please see the information below to see if this issue applies to you.

Relevé 1 Summary

  • The section for “Reduction of the contribution to the health services fund” has been removed from the RL-1 Summary for 2021. These were boxes 37a, 37b and 37c.
  • There are situations where the RL-1 Summary data entry screen will still display the related questions.
  • This issue does not create invalid output on the calculations, Printing or XML. It is cosmetic only and can be ignored.
  • If you encounter this error, you can ignore the issue, but if you install the new release, it will correct the display.
Relevé 8 Slip

  • Under some situations, the Québec RL-8 data entry screen may see last year’s numbers for Box A (Amount for post-secondary studies) in the on-screen hints.
  • If you enter the wrong amount, the electronic filing will show you an error message and prevent you from producing the XML; printing will not display an error message and will always print the data as entered. The correct amounts for 2021 are ($0.00, $3021.00 or $6042.00); the amounts for 2020 were: ($0.00, $2,983.00 or $5,966.00).
  • If you encounter this problem, you can ignore it as long as you enter the numbers correctly. The issue only relates to on screen text. If you install the new release, it will correct the issue.
Relevé 18 Slip

  • If you prepare RL-18 Slips it is recommended that you install this update to eForms.
  • Some of the edit checks and descriptions on the RL-18 data entry screen may not work optimally. If you install the new release, it will correct the issue.

January 21, 2022 - v. 2021.104 - Production Release

1 AvanTax eForms has been updated to print the 2021 version of the CRA form T2200S (Declaration of Conditions of Employment for Working at Home Due to COVID-19)
2 We have updated the T4A to include a minor text change to the description of Box 13 as well as some text changes to the instruction sheet for the T4A. Consider downloading this update if you do T4As and want to print the instructions. However, if you have already printed T4As or instruction sheets they will not need to be reprinted. The change to the instructions pertain only to Repayment of COVID-19 financial assistance (Box code 201).

January 14, 2022 - v. 2021.103 - Production Release

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2021 version.
2 The form AGR-1 (Statement of Farm-Support Payments) has been added.
3 The processing of the federal T3 slips and T3 return is disabled pending CRA approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
4 Signatures can be printed on summary, T2200, T2200S & TP-64 forms with any version of eForms (previously available only in eForms Standard and Enterprise)
5 PDF output of summary, slip or form reports can be given user definable names (Enterprise only)
6 The consolidated RL-18 / T5008 form has been added
7 Printing certification signatures on summaries and the T2200, T2200S & TP64 forms has been greatly simplified
8 The new Forms Centre gives central access to all major forms
9 The new Reports Centre gives central access to all major reports
10 Added Sequence Number editing for all Amended and Cancelled Revenu Québec slips
11 Notes can now be attached to slip, summary and company data
12 Preparation of individual recipient PDF slips has been made more robust
13 Recipient PDF slips can be selected for emailing based on slip status (Original, Amended or Cancelled)
14 XML validation error messaging system has been improved and expanded
15 Improvements to news feed & messaging system
16 Numerous performance and user experience improvements
17 Bug fix: Settings for existing users were not being updated when importing last year's user data

October 29, 2021 - v. 2021.101 - Pre-Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2021 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from the 2020 AvanTax eForms.
3 All forms printing / XML output is in 2020 format, but may be used for filing 2021 returns.

May 17, 2021 - v. 2021.100 - Pre-Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2021 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2020 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2020 format, but may be used for filing 2021 returns.

January 25, 2021 - v. 2020.111 - Production Release

1 We have corrected a cosmetic problem on the printed two-slip-per-page T4 slip. The titles above two of the other information boxes on the slip at the bottom of the page were overwritten by some spurious text.

January 22, 2021 - v. 2020.110 - Production Release

1 We have updated the CRA form T2200 to the year 2020 version.

January 7, 2021 - v. 2020.109 - Production Release

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2020 version where applicable.

AvanTax eForms and COVID-19

In response the COVID-19 pandemic we will be updating AvanTax eForms to take into consideration additional and/or modified filing requirements as we receive new information from CRA and Revenu Québec.

December 16, 2020 - An update from the CRA: "Home office expenses for employees - As an employee, you may be able to claim certain home office expenses (work-space-in-the-home expenses, office supplies, and certain phone expenses)." Further information is available from the CRA by clicking here.
December 15, 2020 - CRA has released the T2200S - Declaration of Conditions of Employment for Working at Home Due to COVID-19; the Production Release of eForms will include the new T2200S form and will be available early in January, 2021.
December 1, 2020 - A T2200 update from the CRA: "4.8.3 - Millions of Canadians are unexpectedly working from home because of COVID-19 ..... To simplify the process for both taxpayers and businesses, the CRA will allow employees working from home in 2020 due to COVID-19 ... to claim up to $400 ... without the need to track detailed expenses, and will generally not request that people provide a signed form from their employers." Further information is available from the CRA by clicking here.
October 22, 2020 - In discussion with CRA's Magnetic Media Processing Unit we have been informed that XML files containing the new T4 Other Information codes (See '2' above.) will not be accepted by CRA prior to January 1, 2021 (approximately). We have configured eForms so that the new Other Information codes will not be reported on T4 slips or included in T4 XML files prepared before that time.
September 17, 2020 - Due to the new Other Information codes for CERB validation on the T4 slip, insufficient fields may be left for any additional Other Information codes. We have added the ability to easily duplicate T4 slips so that additional Other Information data may be entered.
September 14, 2020 - CRA is evaluating drafts of a simplified T2200 to reduce the potential increase in workflow incurred by the large number of Canadians working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. eForms will include the simplified T2200 if and when it is released by the CRA.
September 1, 2020 - CRA has added four Other Information codes to the T4 to confirm employee Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit (CERB) eligibility; these codes have been added to eForms. Further information is available from the CRA by clicking here.
August 27, 2020 - With the potential for a significant increase in T2200 slip volume, we have added the ability to easily duplicate T2200 slips so that a new recipient name and address information may be entered.

AvanTax eForms Enhancements and Updates for 2020

Here are some of the new features and improvements that we've been working on:

1 Enhancements to emailing recipient slips (eForms Enterprise only)
- Option to include second recipient in an email
- Option to attach all recipient slip PDFs with the same email address to a single email
2 Enhancements to data processing during import from CSV/Excel (eForms Standard and Enterprise only)
3 Recipient PDF filenames are now included in export to CSV (eForms Enterprise only)
4 Improved printed signature scaling (eForms Standard and Enterprise only)
5 Enhancements to processing of Revenu Québec returns
6 "Request Remote Control Session" (in eForms' HELP menu) links to TeamViewer on eForms' website rather than a local installation
7 Created a series of Quick Helps to address most common questions
8 Many performance, usability and user experience enhancements
9 Duplicate the current T5, T2200, T2202 or TP-64 slip by pressing CTRL + R to copy all data (other than recipient name and address information) into a new T5, T2200, T2202 or TP-64 slip
10 Four new Other Box codes have been added to the T4 form
  • Code 57: Employment income – March 15 to May 9
  • Code 58: Employment income – May 10 to July 4
  • Code 59: Employment income – July 5 to August 29
  • Code 60: Employment income – August 30 to September 26
11 Bug Fix: Transferring company data to a new database now includes filing history data

November 2, 2020 - v. 2020.106 - Pre-Production Release

1 Note: This release of eForms allows you to enter and import the new ’Other Information’ data for codes 57, 58, 59 & 60 on T4 slips. However, In accordance with CRA guidelines, ’Other Information’ data for codes 57, 58, 59 & 60 will neither be printed on recipient T4 slips nor included in XML submissions until January 2021.
2 This release also includes several improvements and enhancements to various functions.
3 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2020 taxation year.
4 Data may be rolled forward from the 2019 AvanTax eForms.
5 All forms printing / XML output is in 2019 format, but may be used for filing 2020 returns.

May 12, 2020 - v. 2020.1.1.101 - Pre-Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2020 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2019 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2019 format, but may be used for filing 2020 returns.

March 3, 2020 - v. 2019.1.2.123 - Production Release

1 We have updated the T5013 Schedule 8 to the 2019 version. The T5013 partnership schedules are included in eForms Enterprise.

February 27, 2020 - v. 2019.1.2.121 - Production Release

1 This release is optional for all users. It may apply if you prepare T2202 slips. This release allows you to prepare individual T2202 slip PDFS using the SIN as the password. It also makes available a function so invalid SIN numbers on the T2202 can be zeroed out on demand. This new release also clears up some spurious warnings generated during the creation of the XML.

February 10, 2020 - v. 2019.1.2.117 - Production Release

1 We corrected a problem with the printing of the T2202 Slip where the filer account number (Box 15) was being printed on the student copy. CRA requires that this field be left blank on all printed copies.
2 We corrected a problem with the printing of the T2200 report. The contact phone number extension was missing from the report.

February 3, 2020 - v. 2019.1.2.115 - Production Release

1 The import from 2019 RL-3 XML files did not properly import the interest from Canadian Sources amount.
2 The import from 2019 T5 and T5008 XML files did not properly import the SIN or business number fields.
3 We corrected an issue with the preparation of the T5008 XML file. A critical error was shown during the XML creation for T5008 slips issued to a trust even if the data was entered correctly.

January 24, 2020 - v. 2019.1.2.113 - Production Release

1 We corrected a problem on the printed T2202 slip where the Filer Account Number (Box 15) would have been left blank or filled with the school's RP account number instead of the expected RZ number.

Please install eForms release 113 before printing your T2202 slips.

As a work around, you may also go to Company/Company Setup and fill in the 'Account Number' field with your RZ number. You will also have to fill in the field marked 'Account number for T2202 (RZ)' with that same number.

The XML preparation is not affected by this issue. It is produced without errors.

January 6, 2020 - v. 2019.1.2.111 - Production Release

1 We corrected a problem in the Lite and Basic versions of eForms where the word 'SIGNATURE' printed on the bottom of several CRA and RQ summary forms.

December 20, 2019 - v. 2019.1.2.110 - Production Release

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2019 version where applicable.

December 9, 2019 - v. 2019.1.1.107 - Early Production Release

1 Revenue Quebec has issued an updated rate for the calculation of the dividend tax credit on RL-3, RL-16 and RL-25 slips. Installing this new release will update the rates in your copy of eForms. This is the only change made in this release of eForms. As an alternative to installing this update you may change the rate manually by following the instructions shown here.
2 New Forms and Features in eForms 2019
  • T2202 (Tuition and Enrolment Certificate) slip and XML filing (eForms Basic, Standard & Enterprise)
  • Improved warnings when importing amended and cancelled slips (eForms Standard & Enterprise)
  • Print certification signature on any summary (eForms Standard and Enterprise)
  • Print corporate logo at any location on any form (eForms Enterprise)
  • Email slips to a subset of all recipients (eForms Enterprise)
  • Print customized version of any form (eForms Enterprise)
  • Print watermark across any form
  • Large print jobs can be divided into multiple smaller batches
  • Added a newsfeed to allow eForms' development team to broadcast important user notifications

October 15, 2019 - v. 2019.1.1.104 - Early Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2019 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2018 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2018 format, but may be used for filing 2019 returns.
4 All new forms and features have been implemented

May 24, 2019 - v. 2019.1.1.101 - Early Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2019 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2018 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2018 format, but may be used for filing 2019 returns.

February 26, 2019 - v. 2018.1.2.117 - Production Release

1 We have corrected an issue with the calculations on the RL-1 Summary in Work Chart B, “Contribution to the health services fund before the reduction for the creation of specialized jobs”.

This issue does not affect any printed RL-1 Slips or XML files generated by the program. It only affects the amounts on the paper summary.

It may affect you if you used Work Chart B and you included an amount in the Adjustments box on the RL-1 summary. - The adjustments box is a customized number that is added to the totals of boxes A and Q on the RL-1 slips in order to set box 28 (Total payroll for determining the contribution rate) to the desired amount. In some cases, the rate calculated may be incorrect since Work Chart B did not take into consideration the manually entered adjustment.

It will not affect you if you did not use Work Chart B or you did not use the adjustments field. See image below.

February 19, 2019 - v. 2018.1.2.115 - Production Release

1 Corrected a printing error in the instruction area on copy 2 of the English T4RSP Slip.

February 18, 2019 - v. 2018.1.2.114 - Production Release

1 The company postal code did not print on the top of the Relevé 1 summary. This has been corrected.
2 The Yes/No checkboxes for question 6 of the English T2200 form were missing. This has been corrected.

February 12, 2019 - v. 2018.1.2.113 - Production Release

1 The two-per-page T4A slip had separate boxes for the recipient's surname and first name/initial pre-printed on the form. AvanTax eForms printed the entire recipient name in the surname box using the standard format (SURNAME, First, Initial).

We made a change to the printing to improve readability of the slip. We made this change for cosmetic purposes only. All T4A slips produced by any previous version of the software are perfectly sufficient as is. As such, release 2018.1.2.113 is entirely optional.

January 21, 2019 - v. 2018.1.2.112 - Production Release

1 Please note that release 2018.1.2.112 of AvanTax eForms does not contain any functional changes and as such you will not have to install it to continue processing your tax slips.

We have added a new edition to the AvanTax eForms suite of products. The AvanTax eForms Property Management Edition allows landlords and property managers with a presence in Quebec prepare and submit Relevé 31 slips for up to five companies/owners, each of whom leases up to twenty-five rental units. In addition, with this version you can prepare up to twenty-five T4, T4A, T5, Relevé 1 and Relevé 3 slips for each company/owner.

January 7, 2019 - v. 2018.1.2.111 - Production Release

1 We have made a change to the RLZ-1 (Relevé 1 Summary). The calculation of the health services fund contribution rate in Work Chart B has been corrected.

December 17, 2018 - v. 2018.1.2.110 - Production Release

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2018 version where applicable.
2 Two new federal forms have been added to the system. The T4E (Statement of Employment Insurance and Other Benefits) and the T215 (Past Service Pension Adjustment Exempt from Certification) (Standard and Enterprise versions only)

June 19, 2018 - AvanTax eForms Referrals Program!

1 We've implemented a referrals program by which existing clients through whom we've received new clients can save from 25% to 100% on their next AvanTax eForms order.

November 2, 2020 - The referral program has been discontinued.

May 28, 2018 - v. 2018.1.1.101 - Pre-Production Release

1 Updated the 2018 rates for the gross up and dividend tax credit for ordinary dividends on both T5 and Relevé 3 slips

May 15, 2018 - v. 2018.1.1.100 - Pre-Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2018 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2017 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2017 format, but may be used for filing 2018 returns.

January 16, 2018 - v. 2017.1.2.112 - Final Production Release

1 Corrected a printing problem with Box I (Eligible salary or wages under the QPIP) on the Relevé 1 slip. It now prints '0.00' instead of a blank if there is no eligible salary or wages under the QPIP for the year.

January 8, 2018 - v. 2017.1.2.111 - Final Production Release

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2017 version where applicable.
2 The rates for the contribution to the Health Services Fund on the Releve 1 Summary have been updated to the 2017 values.

December 20, 2017 - v. 2017.1.2.109 - Initial Production Release

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2017 version where applicable with the exception of the following:
  • The printing of the Québec Relevé 31 is disabled pending government approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
2 The system can now process Québec's Relevé 5 slip, Benefits and Indemnities.
3 New features for 2017:
  • Added "Set invalid SINs to '000-000-000'" to TOOLS > GLOBAL CHANGES > SLIP INFORMATION to enable bulk reset of invalid/missing SINs
  • Added the ability to enter/import T4 and Relevé 1 slip data independently of each other
  • Enhanced the importing of T3 returns so that trust setup data can be imported alongside recipient data
  • T5013FIN XML files can now be prepared and submitted to CRA
  • Enhanced error checking to minimize user error and reduce the occurrence of invalid Revenu Québec XML files by as much as 90%

May 10, 2017 - v. 2017.1.1.101 - Pre-Production Release

1 Release 2017.1.1.100 of AvanTax eForms 2017 did not set up database file associations correctly. If you double click on a 2016 AvanaTax eForms database after installing the 2017 release of the software, it would attempt to use the 2017 program to open the 2016 file. To correct this problem please install the newest release of AvanTax eForms 2017.

April 21, 2017 - v. 2017.1.1.100 - Pre-Production Release

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2017 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2016 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2016 format, but may be used for filing 2017 returns.

February 15, 2017 - Production Release 2016.1.2.116 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 The two-per-page T4A slip had separate boxes for the recipient's surname and first name/initial pre-printed on the form. AvanTax eForms printed the entire recipient name in the surname box using the standard format (SURNAME, First, Initial). We made a change to the printing to improve readability of the slip. We made this change for cosmetic purposes only. All T4A slips produced by any previous version of the software are perfectly sufficient as is. As such, release 2016.1.2.116 is entirely optional.

February 13, 2017 - Production Release 2016.1.2.115 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 We corrected a problem on the Relevé 1 Summary where Box 51, the Contribution to the Workforce Skills Development and Recognition Fund (WSDRF) may be calculated incorrectly.

The amount for Box 51 is supposed to be calculated in the event that your payroll is greater than $2,000,000.00. However, the program calculated it when the payroll is over $1,000,000.00. Therefore, box 51 would be calculated incorrectly if the payroll is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00

Please note that this issue affects the summary only and not the printing of slips or the generation of XML submission files.

You can resolve this issue without updating to the newest release of AvanTax eForms if you override box 50 on the summary and set it to 0.00 if necessary.
2 We corrected a problem that may affect the printing and XML filing of T5013 (Federal partnership) slips in release 2016.1.2.114 or earlier of AvanTax eForms.

If you are preparing T5013 slips you may encounter a situation where one of the slips cannot be printed. If you have produced an XML file for CRA it is also possible that one of the slips may be excluded from the submission file. Please read on for details.

This situation will only occur if you are preparing T5013 slips and you have selected to automatically transfer the value account 8299 (Total Revenue) or 9369 (Net non-farming income) from Schedule 125 to the slips and summary.

Description of the issue:

1. When printing T5013 slips you may find that one of the slips will not print. If you print all the slips in a batch, one slip will be missing. If you try to print this slip individually the system will give the message “There is no data in the selected company or companies to be printed”. The missing slip will be the first one in the list when the slips are displayed in data entry sequence.

2. If the issue identified in item 1 above has occurred then the system would also exclude the same slip from the XML file created for submission to CRA.

Resolution:

1. Upgrade to the newest version of AvanTax eForms.

2. If you have already submitted XML files for partnership forms and have also selected to automatically transfer the value account 8299 (Total Revenue) or 9369 (Net non-farming income) from Schedule 125 to the slips and summary then there may be a slip missing from the XML file. You will have to check your XML file to determine if there is a missing slip.

◦ Find the XML file that you submitted. Double click on it to open it in a browser. Scroll to the bottom of the file and find the tag which says . It should be about 8 lines up from the bottom. If the number of slips is correct then you do not have a problem. If the number of slips is one less than you expected you will have to prepare and submit an additional XML containing the one missing slip only.

◦ If you have reviewed your XML file and have determined that there is a slip missing, or if you need help making this determination, or if you need assistance preparing the second submission file, then please call our support line and we will help you diagnose and correct the issue.

February 6, 2017 - Production Release 2016.1.2.114 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 A print alignment issue has been corrected on the T5007 summary.
2 The Electronic Filing validation warnings report gave the warning message: "Technical contact email address - invalid e-mail address" in the case where the second email address in the transmitter setup screen was left blank.

In this case, it was a spurious error message and can be ignored. The second email address is an optional field in the transmitter setup.

The new version of the program does not give this warning in the situation where the second email address is left blank in the transmitter setup.

Januaray 9, 2017 - Production Release 2016.1.2.112 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2016 version and approved by CRA and Revenu Québec.

December 19, 2016 - Production Release 2016.1.2.111 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2016 version where applicable with the exception of the following:
  • The printing of the Quebec Relevé 31 is disabled pending government approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.

September 20, 2016 - Pre-Production Release 2016.1.1.104 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 We have improved the data entry screens for the T5013 Summary Totals page as well as for Schedule 100 (Balance Sheet) and Schedule 125 (Income Statement). An effort has been made to make partnership forms processing more intuitive and time-efficient.
2 You now have the option to take a database backup before certain system operations (Delete companies; Remove slips; Global change of slip information; Import from XLS/CSV/XML)
3 We've added numerous features requested by our clients, including:
  • The ability to print selected slips filtered on any data field (eForms Enterprise only)
  • Global Changes menu now includes a Delete Selected Companies option
  • Improved Sequence Number handling on Revenu Québec forms

May 10, 2016 - Pre-Production Release 2016.1.1.102 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 Fixed a problem with the netnode.exe install program which created an icon pointing to AvanTax eForms 2015 instead of the 2016 release.

May the Fourth - Pre-Production Release 2016.1.1.101 - Our 30th Annual Release!

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2016 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2015 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2015 format, but may be used for filing 2016 returns.

May 3, 2016 - It's Our Thirtieth Year

We've come a long way from the original DOS version released in 1987; take a look at the screen shots below to see just how far!
1 1997 T4 TimeSaver & 2016 AvanTax eForms Start Pages
2 1997 T4 TimeSaver & 2016 AvanTax eForms T4 slip Data Entry Screens

February 5, 2016 - Production Release 2015.1.2.110

1 The system now prints form Relevé 31.P. This is copy 1 of the Relevé 31 slip which users can submit to Revenu Québec if they are not planning on filing this information in XML format.

January 14, 2016 - Production Release 2015.1.2.109

1 Updated the T3 Slip, Summary and Return to the 2015 version of the forms.
2 Added the NAICS code to the top of page 2 of the printed Releve 1 Summary

December 10, 2015 - Production Release 2015.1.2.108

1 Fixed an issue which could cause a program error while converting from a 2014 database

December 9, 2015 - Production Release 2015.1.2.107

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2015 version where applicable
2 The system can now process Quebec's new Releve 30 and Releve 31 slips
3 A correction was made to the gross up rate for eligible dividends on the Quebec Releve 3. The corrected rate is 1.38. The pre-production version used the rate 1.138

November 9, 2015 - New Features for the AvanTax eForms 2015 Production Release!

1 We've added the Revenu Québec Relevé 30 & Relevé 31 forms
2 Improved database information is now displayed on the Start Page
3 Transmitter Setup page has been updated to improve ease of use and indicate required fields
4 Warning messages have been added/improved regarding missing Relevé sequence numbers when printing slips or creating XML submissions
5 Overal performance improvements

May 26, 2015 - Pre-Production Release 2015.1.1.100

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2015 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2014 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2014 format, but may be used for filing 2015 returns.

March 19, 2015 - Production Release 2014.1.2.112

1 The Federal T3 - (Trust Income Tax and Information Return) has been updated for the 2014 taxation year.

February 9, 2015 - Production Release 2014.1.2.111

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2014 version.
2 The printing of the Quebec Relevé 16 and TP64.3 is now enabled.
3 A small correction has been made to the French instructions on the printed T2202A slip. Four words on the French language instructions in the middle of page two printed in the same spot making it difficult to read.

January 27, 2015 - AvanTax Software is now on Facebook and Twitter!

We're on Facebook and Twitter! You can "Like" us here Facebook or follow us here Twitter or walk on the wild side and do both! We will be using these accounts as additional channels of communication with our clients.

January 14, 2015 - Production Release 2014.1.2.110

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2014 version where applicable with the exception of the following:
  • The printing of the Quebec  Relevé 16 and TP64.3 is disabled pending government approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
2 The printing of federal T1204, T5018 and T4A-RCA slips is now enabled.

January 7, 2015 - Production Release 2014.1.2.109

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2014 version where applicable with the exception of the following:
  • The printing of federal T1204, T5018 and T4A-RCA slips is disabled pending CRA approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
  • The printing of the Quebec  Relevé 16 and TP64.3 is disabled pending government approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
2 We corrected a problem where some users received an error message that displayed every few hours during times when AvanTax eForms had been idle for several minutes. The error message was "Object reference not set to an instance of an object". Installing this update will solve this problem. Alternatively, you may simply acknowledge the error message with [OK] and then say [No] to the question about sending the error report to support. Ignoring this error will not cause a problem.

December 15, 2014 - Initial-Production Release 2014.1.2.108

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2014 version where applicable with the exception of the following:
  • The printing of federal T1204 and T5018 slips is disabled pending CRA approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
  • The printing of the Quebec Relevé 24, Relevé 16 and TP64.3 is disabled pending government approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.

November 24, 2014 - WeFileTaxSlips.com is Online!

1 The new AvanTax Filing Services website, WeFileTaxSlips, is now live. This is where you need to go if you would rather have someone else process your tax returns for you. We do it all, cheerfully and at reasonable rates.

May 20, 2014 - Pre-Production Release 2014.1.1.101

1 Fixed a problem with the netnode.exe install program which created an icon pointing to AvanTax eForms 2013 instead of the 2014 release.

May 6, 2014 - Pre-Production Release 2014.1.1.100

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2014 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from 2013 AvanTax eForms.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2014 format, but may be used for filing 2014 returns.

March 25, 2014 - Production Release 2013.1.3.139

1 Corrected a problem introduced in release 2013.1.3.138 where XML files produced for Quebec Relevé slips were not assigned electronic serial numbers. Relevé slips prepared with any other release of AvanTax eForms other than 2013.1.3.138 were prepared correctly

March 21, 2014 - Production Release 2013.1.3.138

1 Fixed a problem where columns 12 and 13 on the T5013 Schedule 8 may have printed as blank even though the correct numbers were displayed on the data entry screen.
2 Fixed a problem where Boxes B1 and B2 were reversed on the Relevé 8 summary.

February 27, 2014 - Production Release 2013.1.3.137

1 The Quebec Partnership Information Return (TP-600) now uses the 2013 forms for the return and its associated schedules.
2 The printed T5013 slip did not include the postal code in the recipient's address. This has been corrected.

January 22, 2014 - Production Release 2013.1.3.133

1 A bug has been fixed in the Adjustment Report where per-employee adjustments would not be displayed in the detailed report if more than one employer was selected. Adjustment calculations and totals were not affected by this bug.

December 19, 2013 - Production Release 2013.1.2.132

1 All forms and XML output have been updated to their 2013 versions where applicable with the exception of the following:
  • The federal and Quebec partnership forms will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
2 Performance and stability improvements have been made throughout the software.
3 Version 2013.1.2.132 was released as the Early Production Release on December 19, 2013, and subsequently upgraded to be the Production Release on January 10, 2014.

June 25, 2013 - Pre-Production Release 2013.1.1.110

1 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2012 format, but may be used for filing 2013 returns.
2 The Quebec TP-64.3-V has been added to the selection of forms available in AvanTax eForms.
3 The Quebec Relevé 11, Relevé 22, Relevé 24 and Relevé 27 have been added to the selection of forms available in AvanTax eForms.  These forms are currently being reviewed by Revenue Quebec. Until approval is received the printed forms will include a watermark indicating that it is for demonstration purposes only.  Additionally, XML filing is suppressed for these forms.
4 A company tag has been added to the company setup screen.  This company tag will allow the user to distinguish between companies which have exactly the same name.  The company tag is not included on any government form or submission file but is used internally in selection lists and other reports.
5 A number of improvements have been made to the performance of the import from spreadsheet and from CSV files.
6 T5 slips and Quebec Relevé 3 slips can now be completely disassociated for those users who need to process one of these slips independently from the other.
7 Enterprise users will be able to utilize a subset tag to filter and process groups of slips.   For example, in the case of T5 slips, you can print and file slips which have only a specified subset tag, such as 'Batch 2' or 'June T5s'.
8 The slip type (i.e., Original, Amended, Cancelled) may now be changed for any group of slips using Tools > Global Changes > Slip Information.

May 9, 2013 - Pre-Production Release 2013.1.1.102

1 Fixed a problem with the netnode.exe install program which created an icon pointing to AvanTax eForms 2012 instead of the 2013 release.

March 20, 2013 - Pre-Production Release 2013.1.1.101

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2013 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from the 2012 T4 TimeSaver.
3 All Forms printing / XML output is in 2012 format, but may be used for filing 2013 returns.