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