Filing taxes in 2021: Free 2020 Tax Software

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Poll: Which free tax software will you use to file your 2020 taxes in 2021?

Total votes: 47. You have voted on this poll.

Advtax: 0; 0%

Cloudtax: 0; 0%

Genutax: 10; 21%

Simple Tax (now Wealthsimple Tax): 29; 62%

Taxman: 0; 0%

TurboTax Free: 6; 13%

UFile Free: 2; 4%

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Feb 4th, 2021 8:25 pm

ADenariusSaved [OP]: Jr. Member; Jan 11, 2020; 154 posts; 137 upvotes; Fredericton

Feb 4th, 2021 8:25 pm

Filing taxes in 2021: Free 2020 Tax Software

To get a quantitative intuition of the following thread:
free-2020-tax-return-programs-2435232/

Show of hands of who is using what? I think I'll be using GenuTax this year.

Thank you!

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Feb 4th, 2021 10:47 pm

sushi604: Member; Feb 7, 2019; 210 posts; 120 upvotes

Feb 4th, 2021 10:47 pm

SimpleTax. I used them for 3 years and I like them.

Feb 4th, 2021 11:21 pm

flyjazz: Sr. Member; Mar 14, 2014; 710 posts; 841 upvotes

Feb 4th, 2021 11:21 pm

ADenariusSaved wrote: ↑ To get a quantitative intuition of the following thread:
free-2020-tax-return-programs-2435232/

Show of hands of who is using what? I think I'll be using GenuTax this year.

Thank you!

You may want to add Studio Tax to your voting list, it's very popular, or was until it stopped being free.

Feb 6th, 2021 3:28 pm

goo421: Member; Jul 29, 2007; 257 posts; 154 upvotes; Markham

Feb 6th, 2021 3:28 pm

Simpletax. Used it the last two years and it is very user friendly. It also gave me the results I expected (i.e. results from Taxprep) while other free ones I've tried did not.

Feb 6th, 2021 3:48 pm

Kiraly: Deal Guru; Jan 9, 2011; 10037 posts; 11998 upvotes; Vancouver

Feb 6th, 2021 3:48 pm

After six years of filing online with Studio Tax, I'm going back to snail mail. The only remaining free filing methods either use the cloud (which I won't do) or use Windows (which I don't have and won't buy). So my tax software of choice this year is Apple Preview, which I will use to print off the PDFs and send in the snail mail.

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Feb 6th, 2021 4:15 pm

ml88888888: Deal Addict; Jan 19, 2017; 4014 posts; 2290 upvotes

Feb 6th, 2021 4:15 pm

Kiraly wrote: ↑ After six years of filing online with Studio Tax, I'm going back to snail mail. The only remaining free filing methods either use the cloud (which I won't do) or use Windows (which I don't have and won't buy). So my tax software of choice this year is Apple Preview, which I will use to print off the PDFs and send in the snail mail.

I am sure you don’t mean Studiotax is storing your data online. May be you meant to say filing your tax online using Netfile to send to CRA.

Feb 6th, 2021 7:04 pm

Kiraly: Deal Guru; Jan 9, 2011; 10037 posts; 11998 upvotes; Vancouver

Feb 6th, 2021 7:04 pm

ml88888888 wrote: ↑ I am sure you don’t mean Studiotax is storing your data online. May be you meant to say filing your tax online using Netfile to send to CRA.

Studiotax is no longer free, this thread is about free software.

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Feb 6th, 2021 8:49 pm

VSU2508: Newbie; Sep 13, 2016; 52 posts; 18 upvotes

Feb 6th, 2021 8:49 pm

+1 for SimpleTax

Feb 7th, 2021 7:37 am

Sauerkraut: Deal Addict; Jan 4, 2009; 3965 posts; 2633 upvotes; on the links

Feb 7th, 2021 7:37 am

For anyone who's previously used GenuTax, does it have an optimizer for splitting pension income between spouses?

In the past, I've used Quicktax, Turbotax and Studiotax and they all had/have this functionality.

Feb 7th, 2021 2:28 pm

ratatapa: Deal Addict; Nov 28, 2013; 2492 posts; 1019 upvotes; Quebec

Feb 7th, 2021 2:28 pm

The new version of simple tax bugs me I try to put it in French but they keep redirecting to English lol

+1

Feb 8th, 2021 4:58 am

NobleFalcon1: Sr. Member; May 18, 2019; 857 posts; 436 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 4:58 am

SimpleTax. Learned about expenses and credits that I could claim that I didn't know about before.

Feb 8th, 2021 9:58 am

ml88888888: Deal Addict; Jan 19, 2017; 4014 posts; 2290 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 9:58 am

NobleFalcon1 wrote: ↑ SimpleTax. Learned about expenses and credits that I could claim that I didn't know about before.

which ones?

Feb 22nd, 2021 6:56 pm

Sauerkraut: Deal Addict; Jan 4, 2009; 3965 posts; 2633 upvotes; on the links

Feb 22nd, 2021 6:56 pm

I tried out Genutax today, just to see if it was better that Studio Tax...what a useless, garbage, POS software platform!! I typically link my tax return with my spouse, so the interview session was 2X times, about 45 minutes. And you can't jump back and forth until you fully complete the interview.

This confirms the old adage...you get what you pay for.

Oh, and to answer my question from post #9, I didn't see any optimizer for pension splitting...Strike 4 !

Feb 22nd, 2021 8:24 pm

coolintheshade: Deal Fanatic; Aug 24, 2016; 7870 posts; 8167 upvotes; The Prairies

Feb 22nd, 2021 8:24 pm

I like TurboTax free, myself.
I tried Simple Tax, and it’s not bad, but not what I’m used to.
Been using TurboTax for several years with zero issues.

Feb 23rd, 2021 10:02 pm

macnut: Deal Fanatic; Oct 26, 2008; 6359 posts; 2006 upvotes; BC

Feb 23rd, 2021 10:02 pm

Not impressed with what WealthSimple has done to Simple Tax.

Couldn't get my id recognized and now it's down for maintenance which I assume is related.

Feb 24th, 2021 12:01 am

travelandshoppingwoman77: Member; Jun 28, 2011; 384 posts; 101 upvotes; VANCOUVER

Feb 24th, 2021 12:01 am

I noticed that WealthsSimple has an Upgrade option for audit support and priority email support. I guess it's the same as Turbo Tax?
My taxes are pretty straightforward so I can't see myself using this upgrade option, at least not now.

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