FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Joanne Birtch 905-845-0908
Email jbirtch@drtax.ca
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 10, 2003
UFile.ca offering free tax software to taxpayers
age 60 and over.
MONTREAL, December 10, 2003 / CNW Dr Tax Software
Inc. of Montreal, maker of UFile.ca, is pleased to announce
that it will be increasing its free tax software offerings
for 2004 to include all seniors on a special day called
"FreeFile Friday".
UFile has always provided access to free software for
taxpayers with income of $20,000 or less. This tax season,
the last Friday in February will be set aside to give
Canadians age 60 and over the opportunity to prepare
and file their tax returns online at no charge using
UFile.ca. Due to the nature of the Web application,
this special offer does not require that the tax return
be completed or filed that particular day.
One of the benefits of an interactive online tax program
like UFile.ca is that consumers can prepare their tax
return at no charge, and pay only when they are ready
to print or NetFile.
"FreeFile Friday will allow taxpayers age 60 and
over to prepare their tax return at any time. As long
as they open their file and accept the offer on that
special day, they can use UFile.ca absolutely free of
charge" explains Malcolm Campbell, Vice-President
and General Manager of Dr Tax Software Inc. "They
can make adjustments to the return and file at any time
after that."
UFile.ca has been available on the Internet since the
year 2000 and was Canada's first online tax program.
UFile can prepare tax returns for all provinces and
is available in French as ImpôtExpert.ca (formerly
ImpôtExpert.ca). Last tax season, 45% of all Canadians
who used an online tax program chose UFile.ca.
This season, UFile will also be sold in retail stores
under the "UFile for Windows" banner. The
new product can be installed on a personal computer
and uses the same easy-to-learn method and tax calculation
engine as UFile.ca, the online product. The calculation
engine behind UFile has been widely used by Canadian
tax professionals for over 15 years.
"I think most people would be surprised at the
number of seniors who go to the Internet to file their
tax returns. Many, many seniors are very Web-savvy according
to our research and survey stats, says Campbell. They
also appreciate the convenience and low price that UFile
offers."
About Dr Tax Software Inc.
Dr Tax Software Inc. is a privately-owned, Canadian
company located in Montreal, Quebec. It is a leading
provider of tax preparation products and has served
the professional tax community with personal and corporate
tax products for over 15 years. Dr Tax's UFile.ca is
offered as the online tax product of Canada's major
Web portal, Sympatico.ca..
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