Version Comparison

To address the needs of users in a variety of business environments, ELM Computer Systems Inc. offers four versions of AvanTax Auto. Refer to the Version Comparison Chart further down this page for a complete comparison of features.

AvanTax Auto Single User ships with a site license permitting its installation on any number of computers at your location. The Single User version can handle an unlimited number of companies, employees and vehicles for a single AvanTax Auto user at a time.
AvanTax Auto Network builds on the capability of the Single User version by allowing multiple networked users to access AvanTax Auto at the same time. The Network version includes a site license allowing unlimited use of AvanTax Auto at your location.
AvanTax Auto Plus adds to the usefulness of the Network version by adding the ability to import employee data from a third party system, export data to a spreadsheet and globally change data for any employee or vehicle data among others.

AvanTax Auto Version Comparison Chart
Features (may change without notice)		SINGLE	NETWORK	PLUS
Price - Annual Site License		$149.00	$179.00	$209.00
Platform (See note 1)		Windows	Windows	Windows
Max. number of companies		Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max. number of employees		Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max. number of vehicles		Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
User friendly data entry		●	●	●
Roll data forward to next version (See note 2)		●	●	●
Free	Fully functional trial version	Download
Free	Technical Support Email: 9am - 8pm EST, Mon - Fri Tel: 9am - 5pm EST, Mon - Fri	●	●	●
Calculate Standby Charge benefit		●	●	●
Calculate Operating Cost benefit		●	●	●
Use Optional Calculation, if applicable		●	●	●
Accurate calculations for monthly lease vehicles		●	●	●
Accurate calculations for period lease vehicles		●	●	●
Accurate calculations for purchased vehicles		●	●	●
Consolidation of multiple vehicles		●	●	●
Regular rates		●	●	●
Auto dealer/leasing rates		●	●	●
Custom rates		●	●	●
Handles all federal and provincial calculations		●	●	●
Detailed employee computation		●	●	●
Detailed consolidated vehicle computation		●	●	●
Election form		●	●	●
Taxable benefits summary		●	●	●
Taxable benefits per pay period		●	●	●
Employee and vehicle list		●	●	●
Remittable G.S.T.		●	●	●
Remittable Q.S.T.		●	●	●
Mileage log		●	●	●
Sort reports by: Name; File Number; Province; Department and Vehicle Cost		●	●	●
Multi-user access to database			●	●
Import employee data from payroll				●
Add vehicles & update lease rates with data from leasing agency				●
Import kilometres driven				●
Import reimbursements for the year				●
Export the Taxable Benefits Summary as input for T4 & RL-1 slips				●
Export the Taxable Benefits per Pay Period to use as input to payroll deductions fo the coming year				●
Make global changes to any employee or vehicle field				●
NOTES (features may change without notice): (1) - AvanTax Auto requires a current version of Windows and can be used in Windows installations on Apple hardware with Boot Camp (2) - Databases created with AvanTax Auto Single, Network and Plus! are interchangeable.

Technical Support

All versions of AvanTax Auto include free, unlimited technical support, in both French and English, for the duration of your annual user license. If you have a problem expert help is only an email or phone call away.

Email Technical Support is available Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST and Saturday as conditions permit.

Telephone Technical Support is available Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST.