Squawkfox: Personal finance blog that makes frugal living fun.

An unbiased review of StudioTax tax preparation software. StudioTax is free tax software for Canadians.

Continue reading »

These top 5 tax tips for Canadians will help you save money on income tax.

Continue reading »

I used to rejoice every April when I got my big fat tax refund back from the good folks at the Government of Canada. The money was like a windfall, a treat, a big juicy pay day. My refunds usually amounted to upwards $4800 since I maxed out my retirement savings plan (RRSP) every year. [...]

Continue reading »

I must love doing my taxes. This is the second time I’ve done them this year. My first tax attempt involved UFile Standard 2007, which I reviewed (and didn’t like to be honest). Since trying UFile, I’ve had a number of readers suggest I try StudioTax 2007. From what I can tell, the company behind [...]

Continue reading »

I don’t like returning stuff. After careful consideration though I’ve decided to send back UFile 2007. My main beef with the application is the poor handling of medical expenses. Since I have carry forward medical expenses from 2006, I need to calculate the best 12 month period ending in 2007. UFile just doesn’t handle this [...]

Continue reading »

I really have mixed feelings about DrTax Software Inc’s UFile Standard 2007. On one hand I welcome competition for Intuit’s QuickTax, especially considering how every year Intuit decreases the number of returns one can file while raising the price of the product. On the other hand, there’s a reason why QuickTax is a tax software [...]

Continue reading »

I’ll be posting a review on my experience with UFile Standard 2007 this weekend. I posted my reasons for switching to UFile from QuickTax earlier this week. One of my favourite blogs, Canadian Capitalist, posted a UFile 2007 Quick Review last weekend. I’m really interested in how many people are thinking about making this switch? [...]

Continue reading »

I fired QuickTax today. When a company, or bank, or software package annoys me strongly enough, I dismiss them and never look back. Intuit’s QuickTax has been on my dismissal list for a few years now. I’ve been a QuickTax customer since 1997, but this year’s release prompted me to switch to UFile. Here’s why [...]

Continue reading »