UFile

UFile is a product of Dr. Tax Software Inc. For many years, Dr. Tax was Canada's leader in providing software to Canadian tax professionals. The same programming behind UFile has been used by professional tax preparers to file millions of Canadian tax returns. UFile was the first online tax product ever certified for NetFile by the CRA.

Navigation and User friendliness: 9
TUFile brags about its ease of use. Reviewers and users back up this boast. UFile offers an easy step by step interview, requiring only that you have all your tax receipts and forms at hand for easy entry into your tax form.

Ease of Setup: 8.5
Available online or in software form. We have never heard any complaints.

Feature Set: 8.5
Some highlights of UFile's features are:
  • QuikClik interview that guides users through the tax filing process.
  • UFile's MaxBack refund analyzer finds every possible deduction to minimize your taxes and maximize your refund.
  • Tax Planning is an excellent feature to help you make tax-wise financial decisions year round.
Help: 9
UFile offers context-sensitive help (click on the question mark icon beside any input box). Once you are finished it analyses your tax return and offers any warnings it deems necessary (regarding audits or other). There are FAQs and online support if needed.

Effectiveness: 9.5
Roundly praised for filling out forms accurately, UFile also has no detractors that we've found.

Price:
An individual tax return only costs $15.95. It offers a family rate of $24.95.

Summary: 9
Ufile has a loyal following of people who know about the more broadly advertised names, but who stick with U-file. This fact is not only apparent from their website, but from forums if you look around the net. Last year, 48% of Canadian tax filers filed taxes with UFile. The secret is out!



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