AvanTax eForms

Pre Production Release (2026.100)

April 30, 2026


April 30, 2026 (Pre-Production Release 2025.100)

1 All rates and constants have been updated for the 2026 taxation year.
2 Data may be rolled forward from the 2025 AvanTax eForms.
3 This release of eForms can be used to prepare the RL-1.T (Temporary Relevé slip and Summary) for preparing returns for 2026.
4 All other forms printing / XML output is in 2025 format, but may be used for filing 2026 returns.
 

The remainder of this document contains information on the following topics:

  Contact Information for ELM Computer Systems
  Converting Prior Year Program and User Settings
  System Requirements
  Installing AvanTax eForms
  Network Installation
  Registering AvanTax eForms
  Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader

Contact Information for ELM Computer Systems


  Toll Free: 1-800-268-3211
Toronto: (416) 495-1624
French support: (514) 499-9669
  Fax Number: (416) 495-0044
  E-Mail: support@avantax.ca
  Website: www.avantax.ca
  Mailing address:

ELM Computer Systems Inc.
One Valleywood Drive
Suite 200
Markham, Ontario L3R 5L9



Converting Prior Year Program and User Settings

Your tax slip data can be rolled forward from AvanTax eForms 2025 by selecting Convert Last Year's Data Files from the Tools menu or Convert a 2025 data file from the File menu. AvanTax eForms does not automatically import user settings from the previous year's software during the installation process. You may use Import User Information from Last Year's Program in the Tools menu to import user information.

System Requirements

eForms will run on any current version of Windows (32 bit or 64 bit). We cannot guarantee that eForms will work on versions of Windows no longer supported by Microsoft and we may not be able to resolve problems encountered while running eForms on these versions.

The Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.8 or higher must be installed on the computer. If, during program installation, a Network Administrator Installation is selected, the .NET Framework installation package will be copied to the network location and will be installed if required when NETNODE.EXE is run. If a Workstation Installation is selected and the Framework is not installed, you will be prompted to download the .NET Framework installation package from the Internet.

Installing AvanTax eForms

For instructions on installing eForms in your environment, please refer to the installation section of the user guide.

Registering AvanTax eForms

To register this copy of the program, simply enter the unique authorization code issued to you by ELM Computer Systems. Until this code is entered, the program will print "VOID" on the slips and summaries, and some of the features of AvanTax eForms Standard or Enterprise will be unavailable. You may continue to use AvanTax eForms without registering the program. All the data you enter will be saved. The opportunity to register will be available every time you start the program until registration has been completed.


AvanTax eForms is developed and supported by ELM Computer Systems, Inc. 
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