FAQs

  1. Is UDoTaxes2009 certified by CRA ( Canada Revenue Agency )?
  2. Why use NETFILE?
  3. What does the 20 returns mean?
  4. One license for up to 20 returns?
  5. How to save my tax return in PDF format?
  6. What is the difference between .d09 and .tax files?
  7. How to use the spouse - link feature in UDoTaxes?
  8. How to to create a ".tax" file from UDoTaxes?
  9. What's the system requirement?
  10. What's the restrictions for this 2009 version?
  11. How to enter the Line 364 public transit amount?
  12. How to enter the Home Renovation Expenses?

1. Is UDoTaxes2009 certified by CRA ( Canada Revenue Agency )?

Yes, UDoTaxes2009 is certified by CRA for NETFILE and 2D Barcode. Once you have prepared your personal income tax and benefit return using UDoTaxes, you simply create your return's NETFILE ( a file with a ".tax? Extension ) and post it to NETFILE web site to complete your tax return.

 

2. Why use NETFILE?

NETFILE is an easy-to-use, convenient option for filing your personal tax return. It streamlines the tax-filing process and offers the following benefits:

  • secure and confidential;
  • faster refunds (in as little as eight business days);
  • greater accuracy (with the use of software, no need re-key the information, and there is less chance of errors);
  • no paper return to mail;
  • no receipts to send in ( ,unless CRA ask for them at a later date); and
  • immediate confirmation that CRA's received your tax return

 

3. What does the 20 returns mean?

By using UDoTaxes, you can file personal tax return and benefit for as many as 20 different SIN numbers ( the number of 20 is the restriction by CRA for certified tax return software). For same SIN number, you can update and create NETFILE or print PDF file as many times as you want.

 

4. One license for up to 20 returns?

Absolutely! Not only for yourself, you can also create personal tax returns for your family and friends with one license.

 

5. How to save my tax return in PDF format?

To save the tax return in PDF format, you must make sure that your tax return doesn't contain any errors or missing information. If your tax return contains errors, UDoTaxes will prevent users from creating a PDF file.After you have made your corrections , click "Tax Return" on  menubar  and choose "PDF output" as an option. Then, a print wizard like the one below will  pop up on the screen and guides you through the process of creating a PDF file.

 

6. What is the difference between .d09 and .tax files?

.d09 files contain data for all the CRA fields in UDoTaxes. If you're working on tax return for the first time in UDoTaxes,  it  generates a file with the extension " .d09"  on the specify folder on your local hard drive. Everytime you have done working  with UDoTaxes and save your tax return, this file will be updated.

 The .tax files ,also known as the NetFile,contain information for CRA (Canad Revenue Agency) to process your tax return through the Internet. 

 

7. How to use the spouse - link feature in UDoTaxes?

The spouse - link is a special feature in UDoTaxes that enables a taxpayer and his/her spouse to file a tax return together. There are two ways include this feature in your tax return.

a.)Click "Tool" on the menu bar and choose "Add Spouse Return " 


b.)If you are creating a new tax return on UDoTaxes, click on "create new tax return" button a quick wizard pops up on the screen. This "new tax return" wizard allows you to create a tax return with spouse-link feature.

 

8. How to create a ".tax" file from UDoTaxes?

UDoTaxes will check your tax return  automatically prior to the creation of a ".tax" file. Click the "TaxReturn" option on the menu bar, and choose "Create ".tax" for NETFILE". Choosing this option will pop up a window like the one below.

The net file wizard will guide you through the netfile creation process.

 

9. What's the system requirement?

Currently, 2009 version UDoTaxes supports Window 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 with 256MB RAM and 180 MB of free space in the hard drive

 

10. What's the restrictions for this 2009 version?

  1. UDoTaxes 2009 version doesn't support filing tax return for the province Quebec in the current version;
  2. T1163 - STATEMENT A - AgriStability and AgriInvest Programs Information and Statement of Farming Activities for Individuals;
  3. T1273 - Statement A - Harmonized AgriStability and AgriInvest Programs Information and Statement of Farming Activities for Individuals;
  4. For two linked (spouse or living common-law) returns,
    the software only support the same residence information for two returns.
    We suggest you file the returns seperately.

11. How to enter the Line 364 public transit amount?

It is at the page 2 of NetfileAppendix, enter the amount at "364 public transit amount".


12. How to enter the Home Renovation Expenses?

Enter the Home Renovation Expenses on Schedule 12.