Buy AvanTax eForms or Use AvanTax Filing Services?
Choosing the right AvanTax solution for your business.Whether you want to manage your Canadian tax slips internally or outsource the entire workflow to our team of experts, we have you covered. Use the comparison chart below to find the perfect fit for your team.
But if you'd rather just skip right to the end:
- choose AvanTax eForms to manage your Canadian tax slips internally; using your staff, computers and storage systems
- choose AvanTax Filing Services to securely outsource your entire data processing and submission workflow to our team of experts
AvanTax eForms / AvanTax Filing Services Features Comparison
Feature
AvanTax eForms
AvanTax Filing Services
Product Type
Windows desktop software
Fully outsourced filing service
Hosting Environment
Installed on your local computer systems
Hosted on our secure cloud servers
Data Storage & Access
Stored locally on your organization's systems
Uploaded to our Secure Client Portal from any device
Data Permanence
Managed by your organization's backup policies
Deleted on project completion and client download
Data Processing
Managed internally by your staff
Handled entirely by our team of experts
Recipient Slip Distribution
Recipient slips distributed by your team
Distributed directly by us (optional)
XML Submission
You submit XML files to CRA and Revenu Québec
We submit XML Files to CRA and Revenu Québec
Form Availability
Dependent on your chosen eForms version
All supported CRA and Revenu Québec forms included
Advanced Features
Available in the Enterprise version only
Includes all advanced features by default
Best For ...
○ Do-it-yourself teams wanting complete data control
○ Organizations restricted to in-house tax processing
○ Clients who will process their own XML submissions
○ Organizations restricted to in-house tax processing
○ Clients who will process their own XML submissions
○ Busy teams wanting to offload their data processing
○ Organizations unfamiliar with Canada's tax system
○ Clients processing many thousands of forms
○ Organizations unfamiliar with Canada's tax system
○ Clients processing many thousands of forms
Cost and Overhead
(excluding eForms Free & Lite)
(excluding eForms Free & Lite)
○ Standard Package - Starting at $750 per return
○ Optional Services - Optional Services Rates
○ Custom Servies - Request quote
○ Minimal overhead
○ Optional Services - Optional Services Rates
○ Custom Servies - Request quote
○ Minimal overhead
Supported Languages
Software, documentation and technical support in both English and French
English only