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On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 21:36 +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:22:27 +0100 > Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Subject says it all, really. Just been having a poke around on the > > HMRC website regarding Tax Returns. Plenty of talk about commercial > > applications that they can verify as working with their online system. > > No mention of any Free Software packages though. > > > > So, is there anything that will happily do this under Linux, or not or > > what? > > Using the Self-Assessment Online pages, I've been entering my details > in any common browser for several years. The HMRC site doesn't use any > fancy tricks, admins respond in a friendly manner to requests for > simple links to PDF's etc. and general accessibility issues seem to > always receive high priority and are fixed quickly. > > There are no supported tax programs available on GNU/Linux for posting > the return without going through the online form but the online form > itself is actually easier to use than any tax return software I'd used > previously on Windows. > > Prepare the details offline using whatever financial program you want, > make a little spreadsheet in Gnumeric etc. to lay out the calculations > and answer the questions in the online form. > > At any stage, save the online form within the secure site and come back > to it when you've got whatever questions sorted out. > > At the end, the review process is as thorough as I've needed and picks > up general errors. > > All you really need to do is download the draft return as PDF before > submitting and then checking the form as carefully as you can. > I've been using this submission online for 5 years now and (touch wood ) no problems Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved repressed(possibly!Definitely!) Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html