Tax pain. What tax filing program do you use?

[Reef_Geek]

It's that time of the year... tax filing season.

What tax filing software programs do you like?

I have a bunch of slips for dividends income, capital gains, RRSP contribution. Thanks for your thoughts.

[Myka]

I take my taxes to an accountant. I used to do my own taxes just manually with the forms. Then I got audited in 2006 and 2007. When you use an accountant for personal taxes you're much less likely to get audited.

[Proteus]

+1. I have lots to claims. I have used same acct for years now. Takes him a couple hours and a few hundred dollars apperantly:). But it's done

[Reef Pilot]

Turbo Tax.

[saltcreep]

My wife. :biggrin:

[Myka]

Oh forgot to mention, I used to use Cute Tax. My accountant charges $140 I think.

[sphelps]

I use an accountant for the business part but do personal with turbo tax. It takes like 5min because it retains everything from previous years. Unless you're attempting fraud I wouldn't be concerned about an audit for personal taxes.

[toxic111]

My wife uses Ufile online for ours, and some clients she does. She is a registered CMA accountant, so I expect she knows what is up.

[gregzz4]

We use Studio Tax (http://www.studiotax.com/en/)

It's free, accurate and CRA approved

[Seriak]

Turbo Tax online 17 bucks and they carry over to each year

[allie_san]

+1 for ufile!

[Reef_Geek]

Thanks everyone. Good feedback.

I've used H&R Block the last few years. Just tired of them taking a chunk of my returns. Mine's one of the more expensive return filings with them, due to investments, they're charging me well into the $200's. They also charge me on a per-slip basis and the charge is sometimes as much as the dividends paid for that slip. I've been lazy and not cared as my refund (due to RRSP contributions) was far greater than the service fee, but just getting tired of losing a chunk just for them plugging the slips into their program and efiling for me.

Your feedback got me thinking--either shop around for another local accountant or just get some software. Will check out everyone's mentioned programs.

Thanks.

[gregzz4]

Turbo Tax online 17 bucks and they carry over to each year
Why wouldn't you just use the free down-loadable one and save the $17 ?
I posted the download link above ....
It even carries over your information from the previous year
You can do up to 20 different returns with one download, and it's all e-file if you want
My wife has been using it for about 10 years (since it came out), and in one case when Revenue Canada was wrong, Studio Tax was correct

It works for personal and business taxes ....

Try it and you'll never go back :wink:

[gregzz4]

They also charge me on a per-slip basis and the charge is sometimes as much as the dividends paid for that slip.
Studio Tax has a built-in Wizard that guides you through the necessary steps, asks you what slips you have and you just plunk in the numbers
It'll even ask you before you submit, did you remember do 'this or that' ?

Why pay someone else to file your T slips ?

You may be getting money back if you do it yourself, instead of paying for a useless service

It's easy .... just do it :smile: