[mdlug] Open Source accounting software

[Stan Green]

Are you kidding, H&R Block even dropped Win2K this year. They don't even support 
Win2K if you use their online version. (The do allow Firefox, but only on 
Windows XP or later. So much for the web being OS independent!) I was fighting 
with H&R block CS for over an hour on this. Linux is not even a blip on the 
radar to them.

I was very unhappy that I had to create a XP image in VMWare just to do my 
taxes! I would go back to paper if it was not shooting myself in the foot.

I can only assume the rest are about equal on this issue. TurboTax also dropped 
support for Win2K this year.

Regards,
Stan

On Wednesday 27 January 2010 09:48:23 pm R. Kannan wrote:
> A related question:
>
> With tax filing season around the corner, do any of the Tax preparation
> software sellers plan to support Linux? TurboTax, H&R, Tax Act, Anyone?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >From: Stan Green <Stan at mcomputersolutions.com>
> >Sent: Jan 27, 2010 9:21 PM
> >To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
> >Subject: Re: [mdlug] Open Source accounting software
> >
> >I've tried most of the ones marked as "personal". This is one area I think
> > Linux is very weak! Not one of these programs even comes close to the
> > power of Quicken. For example, when I was looked for a Quicken
> > replacement, not one of them could print checks on blank stock. There is
> > no way I am going back to hand writting checks! (Yes, I still pay most of
> > my bill by check.)
> >
> >So, if you are a Linux developer looking for something to do, build a
> > Quicken killer and you will be famous!
> >
> >Regards,
> >Stan
> >
> >On Tuesday 26 January 2010 11:31:20 pm Robert Citek wrote:
> >> Those of you who use an Open Source accounting package on your linux
> >> machines, what do you use and how do you like it?
> >>
> >> There appear to be quite a few of them available:
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software#Free_and_
> >>ope n_source_software
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> - Robert
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