On Thursday 11 December 2003 12:55 pm, Harv Nelson wrote: > Its getting close to that time of year again. > > Anybody found a tax package (US) that runs on Linux? > > WINE/Crossover wouldn't run last years versions. I doubt they'll be > able to handle this years stuff. I know there are a few web based > systems out there ... but I'd rather not.
Well, I used the web versions last year, TaxAct. It is really the exact same software as the standalone version. I have Windows available at work if I really wanted to bother with it but I would rather use the web version and stay with Linux. Not to mention that buying tax software for $50 seems kind of expensive given that you can get it via web for free and simply pay the fee for electronic filing or just print it and fill out the forms by hand after you are done. Tax software will probably always be tough for Linux. Coding the software isn't hard but hiring the lawyers and accountants to doublecheck tax law costs money and opensource doesn't leave much room to recoup those kinds of costs. Personally, I expect we will see Linux tax software about the time that they simplify tax laws, namely never. Until then, I am going to stick to online offerings. -- Bryan Phinney Software Test Engineer
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