[louiskam]

The added features begins in 02/2010 for $199.99. Comment?

[BalancedBooks]

louiskam, on Oct 8 2009, 11:40 PM, said:

The added features begins in 02/2010 for $199.99. Comment?

I'll start but I am sure that 99.5% of the comments will be similar.

Any program that doesn't allow you any way to file the end product is quite useless and should not be consired "fully functioning". I understood T2 Basic not allowing Efile when it was not the manditory way to file. But when all we can do is Efile returns, Efiling should be included as part of the basic package.

But let's face it. The Profile team will not change their minds as they never do. They have done extensive market research (??) and have come to the conclusion that they will be able to charge another $200 for the basic program to include Efile and we will pay it. We will fuss and fume and some will threaten to leave. A few may even decide this is the year to test Visual or another product. But the majority of us will pony up more and Intuit will increase their revenues.

This is not the first time we have received less for the same price. It has become part of Profile's business model. We accept it or leave. I have used Profile since year 2 and I can honestly say I like the program. More accurately, I am comfortable with it. I know how to get my T1's and T2's done efficiently. I like the T4 program. The carryforward feature makes it a very difficult decision to use another program and re enter employee info. The T3 program is a necessary evil but works for me.

Us old timers should not be surprised anymore by the decisions being made by Profile management. They have been consistent. Poor decisions in my mind as a consumer but consistent. The majority of us choose to stay. There is no productive point in yelling and screaming. We have ample evidence that it doesn't work. This year, Management went so far as to listen to our input. I don't know the details but understand that Bert and perhaps others have made a great effort this year to have Management listen to our needs. Thany you to all those involved in trying to improve the product. Management have even attempted to impliment changes but just cannot seem to get on the same page as us - see document linking and icon changes.

It is what it is. Take it or leave. I will likely stay but I am spending more and more time reviewing other products. There will be a tipping point some time and I see that point being closer than ever before. Soon there will be one too many poor decisions by Profile Management and I too will be a "Former Profile User".

Until then, time to get ready for tax season.

Dan

[JohnNP]

louiskam, on Oct 8 2009, 07:40 PM, said:

The added features begins in 02/2010 for $199.99. Comment?

perhaps accountants have difficulty adding

being able to file tax with tax filing software is an optional extra "added feature" of tax filing software

[Tim Parris]

louiskam, on Oct 8 2009, 10:40 PM, said:

The added features begins in 02/2010 for $199.99. Comment?

The cost to transmit a T2 return for T**P*** is

$125 for single user Lite (one user, ten returns)
$235 for a single user
$350 for s site license

according to the 2008-2009 price list. Mind you, the price is $600 for a corporate single user, plus the efile module above and do not include royalties per the fine print in the web site.

[DRJELLIS]

Tim Parris, on Oct 12 2009, 07:21 PM, said:

The cost to transmit a T2 return for T**P*** is

$125 for single user Lite (one user, ten returns)
$235 for a single user
$350 for s site license

according to the 2008-2009 price list. Mind you, the price is $600 for a corporate single user, plus the efile module above and do not include royalties per the fine print in the web site.

Its always that **** fine print these days. Why can't a company have ebnough pride in their product that they have to nickle and dime via the fine print?

[louiskam]

I'm using this T2 Basic efile feature the first time. Is it possible to have the taxpayer/company name shown in the saved .cor file too?

[louiskam]

I'm using this T2 Basic efile feature the first time. Is there an Electronic Filing Remittance voucher form (similar to the T1's T7DR) in Profile to remit the T2 tax owing to C.R.A.?

[unknown]

louiskam, on 25 October 2010 - 05:57 PM, said:

I'm using this T2 Basic efile feature the first time. Is there an Electronic Filing Remittance voucher form (similar to the T1's T7DR) in Profile to remit the T2 tax owing to C.R.A.?

nope

[louiskam]

For the time being, the said C.R.A. cheque is attached to the taxpayer's signed T183 for submission.

[Tim Parris]

When I called the CRA business line, they don't care what the cheque is attached to so long as they can identify the business number, program identifier, program ID and the period to which the cheque is related.

You can use a corporate T183, you can use the first page of the T2 jacket or you can scratch this info on a piece of paper. It is the same thing.

What the CRA would prefer you to do is pay online.

[louiskam]

Tim Parris, on 26 October 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

When I called the CRA business line, they don't care what the cheque is attached to so long as they can identify the business number, program identifier, program ID and the period to which the cheque is related.

You can use a corporate T183, you can use the first page of the T2 jacket or you can scratch this info on a piece of paper. It is the same thing.

What the CRA would prefer you to do is pay online.

Program "identifier" & "ID" are nowhere to be found in the said taxpayer's T183 nor the associated S200. Hope for the best.

[Tim Parris]

louiskam, on 26 October 2010 - 08:26 PM, said:

Program "identifier" & "ID" are nowhere to be found in the said taxpayer's T183 nor the associated S200. Hope for the best.

The BN is the first nine digits. The program identifier is the two letter code. All federal identifiers administered by the CRA use the letter "R" as the first letter. For instance, "RC" for Corporation Program, "RP" for Payroll Program, RR for Charity Program, etc.. Ontario used TN for the RST. The last four digits are the sequence ID within the program. If the sequence ID is 1 (written sometimes as "0001") then it may be dropped.

[louiskam]

Tim Parris, on 27 October 2010 - 07:10 PM, said:

The BN is the first nine digits. The program identifier is the two letter code. All federal identifiers administered by the CRA use the letter "R" as the first letter. For instance, "RC" for Corporation Program, "RP" for Payroll Program, RR for Charity Program, etc.. Ontario used TN for the RST. The last four digits are the sequence ID within the program. If the sequence ID is 1 (written sometimes as "0001") then it may be dropped.

Thanks for enlighten me on these.

[louiskam]

After successfully efiled a T2 return, I closed it before printing the "Confirmation of Receipt" to save the confirmation number. Is this number at the associated .cor file and/or other schedule? It attaches to T1's T183 but I don't find it at the T2 version. Strange?
Regarding the .cor file, what program to open it to get the best format (V2010.1.0 Basic won't do it)?

[JohnNP2]

louiskam, on 11 January 2011 - 01:36 PM, said:

Regarding the .cor file, what program to open it to get the best format (V2010.1.0 Basic won't do it)?

notepad, wordpad, word, excel,
AkelPad
Bluefish
Caditor
Crimson Editor
Geany
BBEdit
CodeWright
GoldED
CygnusEd
E Text Editor
EditPlus
EmEditor
Epsilon
GWD Text Editor
Inlage LaTeX Editor
Kedit
MED
NoteTab
PolyEdit
skEdit
SlickEdit
Source Insight
SubEthaEdit
Tex-Edit Plus
TextMate
TextPad and Wildedit
The SemWare Editor
TopStyle
UltraEdit
Ulysses
VEDIT
WinEdt

[Whyliegirl]

Tim Parris, on 26 October 2010 - 10:43 PM, said:

When I called the CRA business line, they don't care what the cheque is attached to so long as they can identify the business number, program identifier, program ID and the period to which the cheque is related.

You can use a corporate T183, you can use the first page of the T2 jacket or you can scratch this info on a piece of paper. It is the same thing.

What the CRA would prefer you to do is pay online.

We have had the most success having our clients pay online. We have yet to see a payment made online be put in the wrong account, or better yet, the wrong year.

[F1Man]

$200 for a feature that should be part of the basic software is just not right.

[Easter1]

F1Man, on 22 February 2011 - 12:43 PM, said:

$200 for a feature that should be part of the basic software is just not right.

WHY complain? How much more negative does this place have to be?

If you don't like where the train is heading then GET OFF! I am sure you will not pay any less using any other professional software.

It is funny how even though you are probably using the best product out there you STILL have to complain,

Hey moderator can you ban this guy because he is being SOOO negative!

[and here I thought things changed, one year older, one year wiser, guess not BACK to lurking]

Easter :rolleyes:

[PeteP]

Easter1, on 22 February 2011 - 06:32 PM, said:

WHY complain? How much more negative does this place have to be?

Well, we all know that PROFILE has been going down, down and down ever since it became owned by Intuit.
The philosophy of Intuit is very strictly very anti professional-accountants.

They pay no attention to what professional-users have to say, which is why pricing has been rising and proper program-features have been declining.

Even CRA says that T2-Efiling is a BASIC requirement, and in fact MANDATED for the majority of T2 filings already.

[Easter1]

PeteP, on 22 February 2011 - 02:39 PM, said:

Well, we all know that PROFILE has been going down, down and down ever since it became owned by Intuit.
The philosophy of Intuit is very strictly very anti professional-accountants.

They pay no attention to what professional-users have to say, which is why pricing has been rising and proper program-features have been declining.

Even CRA says that T2-Efiling is a BASIC requirement, and in fact MANDATED for the majority of T2 filings already.

Hey Pete P,

Just think Taxprep has not been re written, still a dos 6 product, and intuit does not own that one.

Give it up, there is more money to be made working with the DIY gang, than they ever will be working with the pros, so why do you help them by answering questions in the DIY boards, or better yet even lurk here? B)

Personally, I am going to ride out the product life cycle, and hope that either Intuit will move forward with the product or someone else will purchase the code.

Either way, whining here is only fuelling their fire saying the pros are not worth it!!!

You would be better off, stepping back, letting the diy gang get audited and then charge some real FEES!!!!

Heck, what would happen if we all left?

Personally, I check things out every so often to get a heads up on 'program issues' I do not use this group for tax advise (very scarey, arrogant rude and WRONG quite often HERE!).

Cheers,

Easter B)