Re: [~OT] tax program for linux
Mark Laird Copper <m.copper@wayne.edu> writes:
> This year I'm trying something radical: all the forms and instructions
> are available on irs.gov. I figured if I could install Debian, I should
> be able to work through the tax instructions. It's sort of like using
> the command line instead of a GUI. You answer all the same questions
> and you get the same output.
The primary advantage of programs like Turbo-Tax is printing out
the forms with your data typed in. I have always done my own taxes
using some Lotus templates I made to fit my own situation, but for the
last few years I have used Turbo-Tax to print it out. I use my own
calculations to check Turbo-Tax (and vice versa), but the time savings
over copying the data by hand to the IRS forms and proof reading the
result is worth it to me.
Regards,
Bob
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