[clug] Light at the end of the Tax Return tunnel

[Francis Whittle]

Yeah.  Trial in 2008.

Because it's *so* hard to setup some SSL certificates, and write a CGI
script that collects information together and presents it in the correct
format.
Hang on, the ATO uses ASP.  Nevermind.  Probably would take a long time,
after all.

- Francis

On Sat, 2007-07-14 at 17:29 +1000, Steven Hanley wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 09:12:47AM +0200, Kim Holburn wrote:
> > I notice that the page has the real reason why they are redeveloping  
> > etax - it has problems under vista.  It tries to install itself on  
> > the root directory of your C drive and it tries to store all it's  
> > data in the applications directory.  Bad security.  Perhaps they'll  
> > do better next time but I'm not holding my breath.
> 
> Since I saw how well the census was done as a web app I have been wishing
> the ATO could do a similar job with the etax so it could all just work from
> any web browser.
> 
> The item Michael pasted from their web page makes it sound like they will
> make it run under a Mac with the Windows environment booted in a window.
> 
> 	See You
> 	    Steve
> 
> > 
> > On 2007/Jul/14, at 8:50 AM, Mike Carden wrote:
> > 
> > >Sitting down to do my tax return. Reading through the paper version,
> > >sighing and wishing for an online one that doesn't demand I use
> > >Windows. Idly bring up the Australian Tax Office web site, and on this
> > >page (Titled - Information about other operating systems and
> > >browsers):
> > >
> > >http://ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/73931.htm
> > >
> > >I found this quote:
> > >
> > >"We are redeveloping e-tax to make it compatible with any computer
> > >system that has internet access. We will test this with a small group
> > >of users in 2008, aiming to make it available more broadly in future
> > >years ? pending the success of the trials."
> > >
> > >The page mentions MacOS running Windows in a virtualised environment
> > >as an example of (an)other operating system.
> > >
> > >Allah be praised, in just a few years I'll be able to do eTax on a
> > >Linux machine. I guess I'll be running Moldy Mongoose by then.
> > >
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> for once i had the balls to call it, just call it
> but a lesson must be lived, in order to be learned
> and the clarity to see and stop this now
> that is what i've earned
>    Manhole - Knuckle Down - Ani