NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/can/general/6320

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Newsgroups: can.general
Path: sparky!uunet!utcsri!torn!watserv2.uwaterloo.ca!mach1!scooper6
From: [e-mail] (stephen cooper 9209 U)
Subject: Re: submitting federal tax returns via modem
References: <[e-mail]>
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Distribution: can
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:54:47 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Philip Howard (Computer Services)) writes:
>Is anyone here (virtually, speaking) submitting their tax return via modem?
>
>I've come across mention of the software ($60 or so), but Revenue Canada's
>reference on the tax form seems to imply that only "official" channels may
>do this for you; eg, accounting firms. And of course they didn't publish a
>phone number!

Perhaps since this is the first year they're doing this, they want some
controls on how this works.  People will probably need training on this sort
of thing.  Perhaps you need to be a registered user to access it for now.
H&R Block will do it for you though.  I really want my refund back fast, so
for the past few years I've been using H&R Block's CashBack (tm) service to
get my refund back in three days instead of three months.  Now with the new
rules allowing for electronic submission of returns, perhaps this time will
be cut down to a couple weeks???  If this is the case, I may not bother with
CashBack because they take a 15% discount!
--
Steve Cooper      |  Internet:  [e-mail]
Waterloo, Ontario |  If you actually think I speak for Wilfrid Laurier
Canada!!          |  University, well... I don't even want to think about it.