[RndTbl] Linux "mom ready"?

[Sean Walberg]

Yes, I meant NetFile. I think I've been reassessed all 3 years I've used
it. Most of it had to do with credits not being applied transferred
correctly with my spouse. The biggest problem was when I filled in a T657
(calculating capital gains deduction) that they never sent. I went back and
forth with their support who were unhelpful. I eventually printed it off
from the PDF they give you and mailed it to the CRA and things worked out.

Sean


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Hartmut W Sager <hwsager at marityme.net>wrote:

> 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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