Hi
I've been told by HMRC I have to "buy" software to complete my SA800 Partnership Tax return form.
Searching most only work on PC's but some say I need "Windows Emulation software".
Has anyone experience of this?
Thanks
Simon
Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
There are several free tax services out there that are web based. Double check you can't use them first. Express1040 is one I've used in the past, and it works fine on the Mac. The only thing I don't like about it, is that it made me double-dip into my education deduction, and I've had to pay back. But usually if your taxes aren't complicated it has no trouble. Most only cost money for State taxes, and that's typically under $50, and sometimes under $20.
If you can't find one that does all the forms you do:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2741
is how you run Windows on your Mac. Until April 1st, Windows XP updates are free. After then, you should go with Windows 7.
thanks but I'm in the UK..
I would go on to this website to do your efiling, they do support Safari. If you run into an instance where Windows is required, contact them and tell them Windows is not secure, and certainly not accessible to all and that they need to read up on http://www.anybrowser.org/ on making their site accessible:
Experience of using Emulation software for HMRC SA800 returns
