C.A.A.T.

Canadian Asset Amortization Tool

Canadian Asset Amortization Tool (C.A.A.T.) provides a historical record of capital assets and calculates amortization (depreciation) on those assets for financial statement purposes. C.A.A.T. also provides documentation on acquisitions, disposals and capital gains for use in the preparation of income tax returns. C.A.A.T. produces hardcopy reports suitable for use in your working paper file, for filing with corporate and personal tax returns and for supplying a client with information on their capital assets. Although it was developed primarily for use by the accounting professional, this software can be used by anyone who wants to record and produce this information.

The best way to learn about C.A.A.T. is to download the evaluation version of the software. The evaluation version of C.A.A.T. is available, free of charge. This version of the software will operate only for a limited time, but any client files created and any information that is added to these files can be retained in the event that you decide to purchase the software. The evaluation version of C.A.A.T. is fully functional and has not had any features disabled. The evaluation version of C.A.A.T. can be downloaded using the link provided on this page. To obtain a CD containing an evaluation version of C.A.A.T., send us a completed order form and indicate "Evaluation" as the desired version. If you are unable to complete your evaluation of C.A.A.T. within the time provided, simply send us an email requesting a C.A.A.T. evaluation license extension.

If you would prefer to get more information about the software before trying it, then browse through the C.A.A.T. Features Sheet. For a more detailed explanation of the software, a review of the C.A.A.T. User's Guide will provide all of the information that is necessary to begin using C.A.A.T.

The C.A.A.T. User’s Guide is written with the accounting professional in mind and addresses the use of the software in a multi-client environment. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the principles of amortization (depreciation) so this document addresses the use of the software and does not attempt to teach the fundamentals of asset amortization.

The C.A.A.T. Features Sheet and the C.A.A.T. User's Guide are in PDF format so you will need a PDF reader in order to view these documents. If you don't already have a PDF reader installed, you can download a free reader from any of the software vendors listed here.

Downloads

C.A.A.T. Features Sheet

C.A.A.T. User's Guide

C.A.A.T. Order Form

Evaluation Version
To try the evaluation version of Canadian Asset Amortization Tool perform the following steps:
1. Download the self-extracting zip file containing the Canadian Asset Amortization Tool Evaluation Version to a convenient location.
2. Execute this file after it has been downloaded and a copy of the C.A.A.T. installation CD will be extracted. The default extraction folder is C:\CAAT Evaluation\.
3. After extracting the contents of the ZIP file, see "readthis.html" for further instructions and important installation information.

C.A.A.T. updates should be installed on all licensed computers. Users of of Windows Vista or Windows 7 may be required to right-click on the downloaded file and choose the "Run as administrator" option in order to install an update. Hover your mouse over a hyperlink to see more information about the contents of the download.

Current Version: 5.0.0.19
CAAT-32 for 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows.
CAAT-64 for 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows.
CAUTION: The updates provided above are for users of C.A.A.T. Version 5. These updates have been pre-configured to update the default installation folder. If your software has been installed to a different folder, specify the name of the folder that contains CAAT.EXE.
Users of of Windows Vista or Windows 7 may be required to right-click on the downloaded file and choose the "Run as administrator" option in order to install an update.