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Getting Started

TaxTron has been designed, by Canadians for Canadians, to allow the user to prepare their personal Canadian tax returns quickly and easily. Able to handle returns from simple to complex, Federal, Quebec and Alberta returns, electronic filing or the traditional printing and mailing of your return, the program has been engineered to maximize your refund, getting you the best refund you deserve.

Licensing and Activation

Professional users must purchase a license prior to obtaining the software, so no activation is necessary.

For the personal user, TaxTron is free to download and prepare your returns. However, you must purchase a license in order to print or NETFILE a return, unless your total income is $31,000 or less or you are a full-time student for at least 4 months as noted on your T2202A tuition form. If the software has not been activated and a license is required, it will automatically ask for the license information when attempting to print or NETFILE a return.

Note: Under CRA guidelines, there is a limit of 20 returns per machine that can be filed by individuals, either by print or electronically, regardless of the number of returns prepared. Professional users are registered with CRA and not subject to these limits.

To review your license usage in TaxTron for Windows®, go to the Tools menu and select License Usage. Note that professional users have no limit on usage so this option does not appear in the Professional software.

Help and Support

Our TaxTron support staff are ready to assist you. Should you have questions or require assistance, you can contact us by several methods:

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What's New in TaxTron

• Employees profit-sharing plan - You may have to pay a new tax if you are a specified employee and contributions your employer made to an EPSP and allocated to you for the year exceed a threshold. If you are subject to this new tax, you may be eligible for a deduction on line 229.

• Canada Pension Plan (CPP) working beneficiaries contributions - As of January 1, 2012, the rules for contributing to the CPP changed. The changes apply to you if you are an employee or self-employed, you are 60 to 70 years of age, and you are receiving a CPP or Quebec Pension Plan retirement pension. For more information, see www.cra.gc.ca/cpp. To find out how the changes may affect your CPP benefits, go to www.servicecanada.gc.ca/cppchanges.

• Medical expenses – Prescribed blood coagulation monitors for individuals who require anti-coagulation therapy are now eligible as medical expenses.

• Investment tax credit – Eligibility for the mineral exploration tax credit has been extended to flow-through share agreements entered into before April 1, 2013.

• Family caregiver amount – If you have a dependant with an impairment in physical or mental functions, you could be eligible for an additional amount of $2,000 in the calculation of certain non-refundable tax credits.