NETFILE
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NETFILE is an electronic tax-filing method that allows individuals to submit personal income tax and benefit returns directly to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) using the Internet. It is not to be mistaken with EFILE used by tax professionals to file tax returns on behalf of their clientele.
The service used to NETFILE your 2006 personal income tax and benefit return is open from February 12, 2007, until September 30, 2007. To submit a return you must use CRA approved commercial tax preparation software or a web application. They become available at the end of January. The following list is preliminary and should not be considered complete. Check the CRA web site or the links below for updated certification status.
Preliminary list of software to NETFILE 2006 tax returns (in price order)
| Name | Owner | Platform | Cert. | # of Returns | Not Counted | Price | Limitations | Freebies |
| StudioTax | BHOK It | Windows | Y | Unlimited | N/A | $0.00 | Prov return for QC incl. but not supported | Careware |
| Futuretax | FutureCA | Windows | Y | 1 2 10 Unlimited |
<25K not counted | $5.99 $7.99 $9.99 $15.99 |
No prov return for QC | <25K file for free |
| EachTax | XInfo | Web | Y | 1 +1 |
N/A | $6.99 $3.99 |
No QC | None |
| myTaxExpress | Arcadia | Windows | Y | 1 10 |
<25K not counted | $6.99 $13.99 |
No prov return for QC | None |
| CuteTax | CuteTax | Web | Y | 1 2 5 15 |
<25K or 30K for couples not counted | $8.98 $15.98 $18.98 $25.98 |
No prov return for QC | <25K file for free, <30K total for couples |
| AceTax | FredSoft | Web | Y | 1 2 |
N/A | $8.99 $13.99 |
Unknown | Deduct $2 for repeat customer <25K file for free |
| eTaxCanada | Phanku | Windows | Y | 1 50 |
<25K not counted | $8.99 $249.99 |
No NL, NT, NU, PE, QC, YT | <25K file for free |
| FileTaxOnline | FileTaxOnline | Web | Y | 1 Family |
N/A | $9.89 $15.89 |
No QC | <25K file for free |
| TaxFreeway | Entropy | Windows | Y | Unlimited | N/A | $9.95 | No prov return for QC | None |
| eTaxCanada Online | Phanku | Web | Y | 1 | <25K not counted | $11.99 | No NL, NT, NU, PE, QC, YT | <25K file for free |
| WebTax4U | MacroNT | Web | Y | 1 +1 |
N/A | $11.99 $5.99 |
No prov return for QC | Deduct $3 until Feb 5 <25K file for free, <25K total for families |
| TaxTron | TaxTron | Windows Mac |
Y | 1 10 |
<30K not counted | $12.99 $24.99 |
Rare | <30K file for free |
| Ufile.ca | Dr. Tax | Web | Y | 1 Family |
$15.95 $24.95 |
N/A | Unknown | <25K file for free, <25K total for families |
| QuickTaxWeb | Intuit | Web | Y | 1 |
N/A | $19.99 | Unknown | Add $5 after Apr 15 <20K file for free, <20K total for couples |
| TaxWiz | Intuit | Windows | Y | 4 | <25K not counted | $19.99 | Unknown | None |
| Ufile for Windows | Dr. Tax | Windows | Y | 6 | <25K not counted | $29.99 | Rare | Deduct $10 at retail |
| GenuTax | GenuSource | Windows | Y | Unlimited | N/A | $34.99 | No prov return for QC | Sub year software is free |
| QuickTax Standard | Intuit | Windows | Y | 5 | <25K not counted | $39.99 | Unknown | None |
Software approved for 2005 income tax returns
QuickTax, QuickTaxWeb, TaxWiz, and SnapTax by Intuit
Ufile.ca, and Ufile for Windows by Dr. Tax
CuteTax by CuteTax
myTaxExpress by Arcadia
TaxFreeway by Entropy
T1Filer by FredSoft
TaxTron by TaxTron
WebTax4U by MacroNT
GenuTax by GenuSource
CresTax by Zousys
StudioTax by BHOK It
FileTaxOnline by FileTaxOnline
EachTax by XInfo
eTax Canada by Phanku
Software approved for 2004 income tax returns
QuickTax, QuickTaxWeb, and SnapTax by Intuit
TaxWiz Deluxe by Taxwiz
UFile.ca, and UFile by Logiciel Dr. Tax
Cutetax Online by Cutetax
myTaxexpress by Arcadia
TAXcel by Entropy
T1Filer by FredSoft
TaxTron by TaxTron (formerly GriffTax)
WebTax4U by MacroNT
GenuTax by GenuSource
Software approved for 2003 income tax returns
QuickTax, QuickTaxWeb, and QuickTax MAC by Intuit
TaxWiz Deluxe by Taxwiz
UFile.ca, and UFile for Windowns by Dr. Tax
GriffTax Simple, and GriffTax Classic by Colin Griffiths & Asso.
Cutetax by Cutetax
myTaxexpress by ExpressInfo
TAXcel by Entropy
T1Filer by FredSoft
Crestax by Zousys
Software approved for 2002 income tax returns
QuickTax, QuickTaxWeb, and QuickTax MAC by Intuit
TaxWiz Deluxe, and TaxWiz Online by Taxwiz
UFile.ca by Dr Tax-UFile.ca
GriffTax Simple, and GriffTax by Colin Griffiths & Asso.
Cutetax by Cutetax
myTaxexpress by ExpressInfo
TAXcel by Entropy
Software approved for 2001 income tax returns
QuickTax, QuickTaxWeb, and QuickTax MAC by Intuit
TaxWiz Deluxe, and TaxWiz Online by Taxamatic
UFile.ca by Dr. Tax-UFile.ca
GriffTax by Colin Griffiths & Asso.
Software approved for 2000 income tax returns
QuickTax, QuickTaxWeb, and QuickTax MAC by Intuit
TaxWiz, and TaxWiz Online by Taxamatic
UFile by Dr Tax-UFile.ca
GriffTax MAC by Colin Griffiths & Asso.
Cool Tax by FLS Research
Software approved for 1999 income tax returns
QuickTax, QuickTaxWeb, and QuickTax MAC by Intuit
TaxWiz by Taxamatic
UFile.ca by UFile.ca
GriffTax MAC, and GriffTax Web by Colin Griffiths & Asso.
Cool Tax by FLS Research
Internet Filing Pilot Project Announced
On June 15, 1999, the Minister of National Revenue announced that a pilot project would allow approximately 3.5 million Canadians to file their 1999 tax returns via the Internet. Those eligible for participation received an invitation and a unique identifier that allowed them to use the new filing option. The pilot Internet filing project was open to those who used commercial software to prepare their own 1998 tax return and then filed a computer-generated paper return. The use of commercially available tax preparation software approved by Revenue Canada was mandatory.
