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AvanTax eForms
Production Release
(2016.1.2.116)
February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 (Production
Release 2016.1.2.116) |
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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.
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February 13, 2017 (Production
Release 2016.1.2.115) |
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We corrected a problem on the RL-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.
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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:
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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.
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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:
- Upgrade to the newest version of AvanTax eForms.
- 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.
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February 6, 2017 (Production
Release 2016.1.2.114) |
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A print alignment issue has been corrected on the T5007 summary.
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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.
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January 9, 2017 (Production
Release 2016.1.2.112) |
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All forms and XML output have been updated to the 2016 version where applicable.
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December 19, 2016 (Production
Release 2016.1.2.111) |
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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 RL31 is disabled pending government approval and will be updated in a future release of AvanTax eForms.
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September 20, 2016 (Pre-Production
Release 2016.1.1.104) |
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We have improved the data entry screens for the T5013 Summary Totals page as well as for schedules 125 (Income Statement) and 100 (Balance Sheet). An
effort has been made to make partnership forms processing more intuitive and time-efficient.
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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)
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May 10, 2016 (Pre-Production
Release 2016.1.1.102) |
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Fixed a problem with the netnode.exe install program which created an icon pointing to AvanTax eForms 2015 instead of the 2016 release.
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May 3, 2016 (Pre-Production
Release 2016.1.1.101) |
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All rates and constants have been updated
for the 2016 taxation year. |
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Data may be rolled forward from the 2015
AvanTax
eForms. |
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All forms printing / XML output is in 2015
format, but may be used for filing 2016
returns. |
The remainder of this document contains information on the following topics:
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Toll
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1-800-268-3211 |
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Toronto: |
(416) 495-1624 |
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French support: |
(514) 499-9669 |
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Fax
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(416) 495-0044 |
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E-Mail: |
support@avantax.ca |
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Website: |
www.avantax.ca |
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Mailing address: |
ELM Computer Systems Inc.
502 Gordon Baker Road
North York, Ontario M2H 3B4 |
Converting Prior Year Program and User Settings
Your tax slip data can be rolled
forward from AvanTax eForms 2016 by selecting
Convert Last Year's Databases from the Tools menu or
Convert a 2015 Database 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
AvanTax eForms is designed
for and tested on the following Windows platforms:
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.
The Microsoft .NET
Framework Version 4.0 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
If you downloaded the install file (eForms2016Setup.exe) from
www.avantax.ca, simply run it and follow the instructions. If you are installing from a CD, insert the CD and wait a few
seconds for the setup program to start up. If it does not start
automatically, run D:SETUP.EXE (replacing D: with the drive
letter of your CD drive). Follow the on-screen instructions. If you are
running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, you may have to right click on
the installation file and select "Run as
administrator" to start the installation.
Network Installation
If you want to run AvanTax eForms from more than one workstation,
you can do a Workstation installation on each
computer, but for ease of installation and
centralizing subsequent program updates, it is
recommended that you install the program on a
network drive where it can be accessed by all
network users. This type of installation is
called a Network Administrator installation.
When you start the installation, select "Network Administrator" as the
type of installation and complete the installation
to a network drive. Then run NETNODE.EXE from each
workstation to install the program on the
workstations. A shortcut will be created on the
workstation's desktop and in the Start menu.
When installed as a "node",
AvanTax eForms
can also run in
off-line mode, which allows laptop users to run
the program when out of the office (accessing
local data and user settings), and then
reconnect to the network when back in the
office.
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.
Installing
Adobe Acrobat Reader
AvanTax eForms uses the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing
returns (slips and summaries). You must have Acrobat 5.x or above. To install or
upgrade Acrobat Reader you may download Acrobat Reader from Adobe's
website http://get.adobe.com/reader.
If you
have difficulty downloading or installing the software, visit
Adobe's website at www.adobe.com.
History of AvanTax eForms releases
- No additional information at this time
AvanTax eForms is developed
and supported by
ELM Computer Systems, Inc.
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