The IT Nerd

It’s tax season in Canada. That means that you have to get all of your receipts and other tax related items in order so that you can do one of two things. Either do it yourself or get someone to do it for you. I traditionally have done the former. But I usually rely on software to do it for me. In the past I’ve bought software and because I have a Mac, I ran it in a virtual machine. This year I had the opportunity to do something different. I tried UFile Online which is a web based software that allows you to prepare your taxes. Because it is we based, that makes it platform agnostic. That’s good for a Mac user like me.

Now if you’ve never used software like this before, you’re likely wondering how anyone other than accountant can use it. The answer is that the software literally interviews you and collects info along the way. It also presents you with tax credits that are correct for your circumstance so that saves some questioning. If that’s not enough, it also has something called the MaxBack Refund Analyzer which looks for other ways to maximize your refund. The net result is that something that could have been hard has been made easy and anyone can use it to prepare their taxes. I should also note that Ufile.ca is certified for NETFILE which is the Canadian Government’s electronic tax filing service. This way you can submit your tax return electronically and get your refund faster,

Security is important when it comes to online tax filing services. Thus I really like that Ufile goes out of its way to explain how secure it is. If you want the executive summary, I can say they’ve gone about securing your personal information is a way that it shouldn’t leak out to someone who shouldn’t have it.

The biggest strength that UFile.ca has is price. It’s $15.95 for one return. Add your spouse and you have to fork over $10 more and dependents are free. That’s cheaper than most tax software out there. So, if you want to do your own taxes long before the end of April, I would take a look at Ufile Online as they tick off all the right boxes. It’s easy to use, it’s secure and it’s priced affordably as well as being platform agnostic. That makes it difficult to beat in my mind.

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