AvanTax Filing Services

We've been working with Canadian tax information slips for decades. We annually prepare hundreds of XML submissions and distribute many thousands of slips for clients of every size and description. We like what we do and we're very good at it!

A little bit about us

We are a service of ELM Computer Systems Inc., a Toronto based IT firm providing tax and custom software solutions throughout North America since 1978.

AvanTax Filing Services provides reliable Canadian tax slip processing and data filing services for organizations of every size. From multi-nationals with tens of thousands of recipients to firms with a staff of two or three, we give each client the best service available.

Our mission is to provide our clients with the best tax slip processing services possible; to do it in a timely manner, at a reasonable cost with a team of experts each of whom has several decades of experience in Canadian tax slip preparation.

You'll never be just another invoice with us; business is people. We know that, regardless of their size, businesses are made up of people who contribute to its success, and we want to help. Our people will work closely with your people to do your filing correctly and on time.

After providing your data you won't have to do anything else, we'll take care of everything. We prepare and distribute recipient tax slips. We prepare and submit XML data to the CRA & RQ Internet services. And we provide you with all the reports you need for your records.

Canada Revenue Agency: RRSP, NR4, T1204, T3, T4, T4A, T4ANR, T4ARCA, T4PS, T4RIF, T4RSP, T5, T5007, T5008, T5013, T5018, T2200, T2202A & TFSA
Revenu Québec: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL5, RL8, RL11, RL15, RL16, RL18, RL22, RL24, RL25, RL27, RL30, RL31, TP-64 & TP646-V

What We Do For Our Clients

We convert raw tax slip data into CRA/RQ XML files and efile on your behalf. We also print & mail recipient slips or distribute slips as secure PDF to the recipient's email.

OUR MOST REQUESTED TAX FILING SERVICES

Prepare & Submit XML Returns to CRA or RQ

Prepare Canadian Tax Slips for Firms in USA

Prepare Amended, Cancelled & Customized Slips

Email Password Protected Recipient PDFs

Print, Fold & Mail Recipient Slips

OUR MOST REQUESTED CRA & RQ FORMS

T4 Returns

T4A Returns

RL1 Returns

RL31 Returns

Other Returns: T3, T5, T2200, T2202A, RL2, RL3, RL24 ...

Our Services

Whether you're 100% Canadian, or an American or multi-national company with Canadian operations, we'll save you time and money. Our agents have decades of experience in tax slip processing and annually prepare hundreds of tax returns. We'll create, validate and electronically submit your return and prepare and distribute recipient slips on your behalf.

Basic Package

Simply provide us with your data and we'll give you back a completed return. Our Basic Package includes these services:

Import data from CSV/Excel/XML
Convert data to XML
Verify against CRA/RQ XML schemas
Client & internal reviews
Submit XML to CRA/RQ
PDF of all recipient slips
Client copies of all reports

Optional Services

Delegate more of your work to us and save even more of your time, add any combination of our Optional Services:

Printed recipient slips
Return ship printed slips
Fold & mail printed slips
Include custom cover letter
Individual recipient PDF slips
Email secure PDF slips
Include custom attachment

Custom Services

We're not just limited to processing mere tax forms either, we also offer a wide variety of Custom Services; including:

Unclaimed property filing
Previous year submissions
Multi-page forms printing
Create XML from any source
Customized forms
Customized data printing
Customized XML formatting

All tax slip & XML output prepared and distributed by AvanTax Filing Services is approved by Canada Revenue Agency and Revenu Québec

CLIENT CASE STUDIES

Over the years we've prepared countless returns for a wide variety of business types. Below are just a few examples of the work we've done in the way of tax slip preparation and XML data processing for our clients. What can we do for you?

Stock Plan Administration

17,000 Recipient Slips
26 Returns: T4RSP | T5 | T5008 | RL-18
Convert data to XML & eFile
Sort, print & mail recipient slips
PDF copies of bad-address recipient slips
Final reports & XML submission confirmations

Media Event Management

300 Recipient Slips
4 Returns: T4 | T4A | RL-1
Generate RL-1 returns from T4A data
Convert data to XML & eFile
Final reports & XML submission confirmations
Amended & Cancelled returns

Employee Benefits Admin.

40,000 Recipient Slips
25 Returns: T4A
Data correction
Convert data to XML & eFile
Sort, print & mail recipient slips
Final reports & XML submission confirmations

Unclaimed Property Reports

130 Properties, 700 Owners
Develop custom Text-to-XML converter
Convert raw data to XML & eFile
Final reports & XML submission confirmations

Direct Sales

380 Recipient Slips
1 Return: T4A
Convert data to XML & eFile
Create encrypted PDF slips
Email PDF slips to recipients
Final reports & XML submission confirmations

Investment Management

4,000 Recipient Slips
2 Returns: NR4 | T3
Data correction
Convert data to XML & eFile
Design custom print output
Sort, custom print & mail recipient slips
Final reports & submission confirmations
Amended & Cancelled returns

We like our clients a lot! We enjoy working with them and we do all that we can to ensure that they enjoy working with us. Our goal is to meet every challenge as a new opportunity to impress our clients and exceed their expectations. Here's what a few of our clients have said about our service.

"You're the best, thanks for all your help! I’ll be in touch again next year, please keep me on your mailing list."

"You sent me the correction already? So that's why that name seemed familiar to me! Yes, you overachieved on this one. Thanks!"

"Thank you so much for your speedy and efficient service. Please keep us on your mailing list for next year!! Thanks again, have a great weekend and a Happy Easter!"

"Thank you for the quick turnaround. This has been a great experience. I am going to recommend that we use your services in the future."

"Thank you for completing the revisions so quickly. They look great, go ahead and file them with CRA."

"Thank you for the speedy corrections! Yes, please send me a confirmation email once you’ve heard that the letters have been mailed out."

"We were very satisfied with your services last year in assisting to get our T4As filed timely for our Canadian consultants and we would like to use your services again. If you send me the current template I will begin getting it populated and back over to you ASAP."

OUR RATE SCHEDULE

The rate schedule below shows costs and price breaks for our Standard Package and each of our Optional Services. Contact us if you'd like to discuss forms or services that you don't see in this table.

STANDARD PACKAGE Required Import data; Convert to CRA/RQ XML; Client review; Submit XML; PDF documentation
1,000 slips or less	$1.00 / slip $350.00 minimum
1,001 to 5,000 slips	$1,000.00 for first 1,000 slips $0.50 each additional slip
5,001 slips or more	$3,000.00 for first 5,000 slips $0.33 each additional slip

OPTIONAL SERVICES
Printed Slips
750 slips or less	$330.00 minimum
751 to 1,000 slips	$330.00 for first 750 slips $0.20 each additional slip
1,001 slips or more	$380.00 for first 1,000 slips $0.15 each additional slip
Fold & Envelope Printed Slips
500 slips or less	$90.00 minimum
501 slips or more	$90.00 for first 500 slips $0.50 each additional slip
Mail Printed Slips to Recipients
Postage	Current Canadian postal rates
Print return address on envelopes	$55.00 / 500 slips $55.00 minimum
Deliver slips to postal gateway	$79.00 / 1,000 slips $100.00 minimum
Return Ship Printed Slips to Client
Deliver slips to client	$7.00 / 500 slips $25.00 minimum
Individual PDF Recipient Slips
Individual recipient slips (password protected)	$300.00 for first 300 slips $0.08 each additional slip $50.00 minimum
Email PDF Slips to Recipients
Email recipient slips (password protected)	$0.08 / slip $150.00 minimum

AMENDING, CANCELLING & ADDING SLIPS
Std. Pkg. - Low volume	Included
Std. Pkg. - High volume	Standard Rates
Optional Services	Standard Rates

FORMS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

Canada Revenue Agency

RRSP / NR4 / T1204 / T3 / T4 / T4A / T4ANR
T4ARCA / T4PS / T4RIF / T4RSP / T5
T5007 / T5008 / T5013 / T5018
T2200 / T2202A / TFSA

Revenu Québec

RL-1 / RL-2 / RL-3 / RL-5 / RL-8
RL-11 / RL-15 / RL-16 / RL-18 / RL-22
RL-24 / RL-25 / RL-27 / RL-30 / RL-31 / TP-64

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