Re: TurboTax - Linux?

[David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

James Mckenzie wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Feb 17, 2005 8:15 AM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: TurboTax - Linux?
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> > For a convenient list of alternatives to TurboTax,  visit 
> > http://www.irs.gov and follow the links for "Free File".
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> I know about the IRS web site and this list. 
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> > You will eventually come to a page listing 18 computerized tax services 
> > that the IRS recognizes as producing acceptable digital tax returns - 
> > TurboTax, TaxCut, and 16 others.
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> Are any of these native Linux applications or are all of them Web or Windows based?  If so, list the Linux applications.  This would more likely get Intuit's attention.
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I have only briefly looked into one (http://www.taxact.com/) other than 
TurboTax and it offered both an online option and a downloadable Windows 
executable which I believe is opensource.

Those interested in finding an online service that does not ask for 
specifc browsers can explore their options.