[RndTbl] Linux "mom ready"?

Hartmut W Sager hwsager at marityme.net
Wed Feb 12 14:50:54 CST 2014


Oh, I meant to ask:  When you used the term "Efile", did you really mean
Efile rather than Netfile?  Efile is only available to CRA-registered tax
preparers.

Hartmut Sager


On 12 February 2014 14:05, Hartmut W Sager <hwsager at marityme.net> wrote:

> Continuing on the topic (or slightly off-topic) of tax software,
> especially the online/cloud offerings, I switched from QuickTax to UFile in
> tax year 2007 and never looked back.  During an overlap test, both produced
> identical results, but I switched because QuickTax was much too
> cumbersome/obtuse and non-Intuitive (which makes my comments here on-topic
> re "mom-ready").  Though UFile uses a similar "interview" style, it doesn't
> send me in endless circles the way QuickTax did, and UFile doesn't produce
> nearly as many irrelevant and often erroneous caution/"error" notices.
>
> Also, UFile online allows you to catch up with returns as far back as 2000
> (though CRA only lets you go back 10 years).
>
> I've never been re-assessed, and my return even includes a T2125 for
> business/professional.  So, I'm a happy UFile camper.
>
> As a true aside, note that the current Netfile no-go applies to all tax
> software and is expected to be cleared up within days from now.  It is
> CRA-triggered by the requirement for a late-stage update to all tax
> software that produces ".tax" files for uploading to Netfile.
>
> Hartmut Sager
>
>
> On 12 February 2014 08:50, Sean Walberg <sean at ertw.com> wrote:
>
>> On the topic, curious what people think about SaaS options vs the desktop
>> options.
>>
>> I've been very happy with mint.com for my personal finances. Wave is
>> pretty good for businesses (my major gripe was the bank import, but they've
>> moved to Yodlee so that should be better)
>>
>> I used ufile for the past 2 or 3 years for taxes after using QuickTax
>> every year since ~94. I've had more "notice of reassessments" from the CRA
>> since I've started doing that, though. Actually really pissed off at them
>> because despite filling out a form they didn't efile it to the CRA and I
>> got into a huge mess. My taxes are a bit more complicated than average but
>> not such that I feel the need to send to an accountant.
>>
>> SaaS makes the choice of desktop OS less important, IMHO, and can provide
>> a better experience than desktop if done right.
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Colin Stanners <cstanners at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Does she use Quickbooks/Quicktax/etc?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 5:13 AM, Trevor Cordes <trevor at tecnopolis.ca>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Faced with an expiring XP, I had a thought about moving my mother
>>>> (complete techno-luddite) to Linux.  She only needs an office suite (OOo
>>>> instead of Word should do), Skype (works fine on linux, and her webcam
>>>> is
>>>> supported), an email app (evolution/thunderbird instead of Outlook), and
>>>> that's about it.
>>>>
>>>> It's Linux or Win7.
>>>>
>>>> If I'm setting up and admin'ing, are there any downsides really?  I can
>>>> make it look/behave much like XP, so the learning curve may be smaller
>>>> than with Win7.
>>>>
>>>> Am I delusional because I breathe Linux?  Or can this be done?
>>>>
>>>> Corollary: What distro?
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