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myTaxExpress

A software application that assists Canadians in completing and filing their income tax. The software is available for both personal and corporate on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Apple macOS.

This article is intended to guide a Linux desktop user on how to install and run myTaxExpress (personal).

Prerequisite

Assumptions

  • Instructions use Arch Linux operating system
  • Instructions done via the command line interface (CLI) (terminal/console)
  • Steps prefixed with a "$" (dollar sign) represents the CLI prompt; The text after the "$" is to be entered at the CLI
  • Steps prefixed with a "#" (number sign) represents the CLI prompt with elevated user permissions (e.g. root); The text after the "#" is to be entered at the CLI
  • Downloads are assumed to be stored within in the user's download directory (e.g. /home/adam/Downloads/)

Installation

Arch Linux

  1. Check for package dependencies. 
    $ pacman -Qs ^fuse2

    local/fuse-common 3.10.5-1
    Common files for fuse2/3 packages
local/fuse2 2.9.9-4
    A library that makes it possible to implement a filesystem in a userspace program.

    $ pacman -Qs ^openssl

    local/openssl 1.1.1.m-1
    The Open Source toolkit for Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security
local/openssl-1.0 1.0.2.u-1
    The Open Source toolkit for Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security

  2. Install package dependencies not found.

    Skip this step if dependencies are already installed. 

    # pacman -Sy fuse2 openssl

  3. Download myTaxExpress (openssl v1.1.*) or myTaxExpress (openssl v1.0.*).

  4. Set execute permission.

    Use one of the following command examples depending on what was downloaded in previous step. 

    $ chmod +x  ~/Downloads/mytaxexpress2021_netfile-ssl11-x86_64.AppImage

    $ chmod +x ~/Downloads/mytaxexpress2021_netfile-x86_64.AppImage

Note

myTaxExpress does not require conventional installation steps since it is an AppImage (self contained).

Run Application

The application can be ran via the terminal or within the graphical user interface (GUI).

Terminal

$ cd ~/Downloads
OpenSSL v1.1. 
$ ./mytaxexpress2021_netfile-ssl11-x86_64.AppImage
OpenSSL v1.0. 
$ ./mytaxexpress2021_netfile-x86_64.AppImage

Graphical User Interface

The exact steps will vary depending on desktop environment configuration. However, in most cases one can use the search and launch the application or use a file manager to browse to the "Downloads" directory and double click on the applicable myTaxExpress file that was downloaded.