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Seniors to benefit from "FreeFile Friday" in February


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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