[Discuss] Tax software

[Steve]

I've used Quicktax web for two years.  This year I used Firefox on Vista 
to prepare my return and to Netfile.

Why does the platform matter?  Isn't Firefox 'simply Firefox' regardless 
of the OS? 

The only browser requirement for Netfile is the 128-bit encryption.  
You'd think Quicktax web would have the same browser requirements as 
Netfile.
 
Steve

Deryk Barker wrote:
> What do people on the list use to prepare their income tax return?
>
> For the last few years I've been using the quicktax web service, which 
> worked very well.
>
> HOWEVER, when trying to log on yesterday I was informed that my 
> browser/OS was not supported. The supported list includes Firefox on 
> Windows but not linux. (Why? Is there any functional difference 
> between Firefox on various platforms?)
>
> When I emailed in to complain about this retrograde step I was 
> informed that
>
> "Unfortunately, we no longer produce a stand-alone or online tax 
> software solution for the Linux platform; this line has been 
> discontinued due to the lack of demand from the Canadian Linux 
> community."
>
>
> Which strikes me as total nonsense - why we we need to 'demand' 
> something which was already available?
>
> Anyone any thoughts/alternatives?
>
> deryk barker
>
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