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Since its introduction as T4 TimeSaver in 1987, AvanTax eForms has been used by tens of thousands of Canadian businesses to reliably produce CRA and Revenu Québec information returns. Originally written for MS-DOS in 1987, T4 TimeSaver was rewritten for Windows in 1997 and in 2011 we renamed T4 TimeSaver to AvanTax eForms to reflect its multiple forms capability.

 

AvanTax eForms' development team is committed to providing software for producing Canadian information returns that is superior to any other system and we continually add new features in response to new CRA & RQ requirements requests and suggestions from our clients.

 

New and improved features in the 2023 version of eForms include:

 

All rates and constants have been updated for 2023 (PDF & XML output updated near the end of 2023)
Employee's Second CPP Contribution (Box 16A) has been added to the T4 form to support 2024 returns needing to be submitted before the release of eForms 2024
Employee's Second QPP Contribution (Box 17A) has been added to the T4 form to support 2024 returns needing to be submitted before the release of eForms 2024
Employer-offered Dental Benefits (Box 45) has been added to the T4 form
Payer-offered Dental Benefits (Box 15) has been added to the T4A form
Many import fields have been lengthened (* some exceptions; see Headings for Import Files for details)
Recipient first name increased to 25 characters *
Recipient last name increased to 25 characters *
Recipient street address increased to 50 characters *
Corporate recipient names increased to 50 characters *
Improved eForms' data import feature (Standard and Enterprise); import from XLS (while still available) is being deprecated in favour of the more robust XLSX format
Improved the email design & delivery mechanism in eForms Enterprise
Improved the custom file naming feature
Added the FHSA - First Home Savings Account to eForms Enterprise
Added a tool to report on Business Number (BN), Social Insurance Number (SIN) & Trust Number (TN) validity
Numerous improvements to the user interface for an enhanced and more enjoyable user experience

 

eForms can be used to prepare returns for the following information slips:

 

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): AGR-1, FHSA, NR4, RRSP, T1204, T215, T3, T4, T4PS, T4RIF, T4RSP, T4A, T4A-NR, T4A-RCA, T4E, T5, T5007, T5008, T5013, T5018, T2200, T2202 & TFSA

Revenu Québec (RQ): Relevé 1, Relevé 2, Relevé 3, Relevé 5, Relevé 8, Relevé 11, Relevé 15, Relevé 16, Relevé 18, Relevé 22, Relevé 24, Relevé 25, Relevé 27, Relevé 31 & TP-64.3-V

 

The selection of forms that are available depends on the version of AvanTax eForms installed:

 

eForms Lite: T4, T4A, T5, Relevé 1 & Relevé 3

eForms Basic: All forms in eForms Lite, plus: AGR-1, NR4, RRSP, T1204, T4PS, T4RIF, T4RSP, T4A-NR, T4A-RCA, T5007, T5008, T5018, T2200, T2202, TFSA, Relevé 2, Relevé 5, Relevé 8, Relevé 11, Relevé 18, Relevé 22, Relevé 24, Relevé 25, Relevé 27, Relevé 31 & TP-64.3-V

eForms Standard: All forms in eForms Basic, plus: T215, T4E, T5013 & Relevé 15

eForms Enterprise: All forms in eForms Standard, plus: FHSA, T3 & Relevé 16

 

If you have need of one of our older versions, all software releases from 1997 onward are available from the downloads page on our website: www.AvanTax.ca/eForms

 

We've also provided a comprehensive series of QuickHelps Videos to address the most frequently asked questions:

 

AvanTax eForms Start to Finish
Download and Install eForms
Start eForms for the First Time
Create, Configure and Convert Databases
Add a Company to a Database
Import from Excel & CSV
Edit Slip & Summary Forms
Adjust CPP/EI/PPIP
Prepare & Submit XML Files
Create Individual Recipient Slips
Email Recipient Slips
Amend & Cancel Slips
Using eForms for T2202 & T4A Slips for an Educational Institution
Export Reports