[mdlug] Open Source accounting software

[Stan Green]

And don't forget paying 6 times what the software cost. (That is the last time I 
paid H&R Block do my taxes.)
:-)

On Thursday 28 January 2010 10:47:11 am R. Kannan wrote:
> Man you are missing out the fun of entering data, answering all those
> questions and clicking on help :-) I feel sorry for you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >From: Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at opengroupware.us>
> >Sent: Jan 28, 2010 10:20 AM
> >To: mdlug at mdlug.org
> >Subject: Re: [mdlug] Open Source accounting software
> >
> >On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 22:41 -0500, Stan Green wrote:
> >> 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.
> >
> >Makes sense Win2K is no longer supported.
> >
> >I make an appointment at H&R, go there with all the paper work, the man
> >fills out the forms [in what really looks like a Borland OWL app!], and
> >then he hands me an envelope to stick the check in and mail.
> >
> >When I get home I write the check, enter that into GNUcash, and mail the
> >envelope.
> >
> >All 100% LINUX/GNOME compatible and hassle free.
> >
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