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ETax 2009



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NameETax
Version2009
License  
URLhttp://etax.ato.gov.au
Votes Marked as obsolete
RatingBronze
Wine Version1.1.33
Free Download Download page at ATO's web site
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Description
This is the Australian Taxation Office's program to calculate and lodge Tax Returns
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Selected Test Results (selected in 'Test Results' table below)

What works

Etax2009 version of July 13, 2009.

1. Installation started by:

$ msiexec /i  etax2009_1,msi

2. Reading of taxpayer's 2008 .TAX file for data unlikely to change (rollover).

3. Entry of income and CGT data, writing of .TAX file and calculation of tax.

4. Print out of tax return for records or paper lodgement with ATO.

5. Reading of .TAX file by etax2009 running under MS Windows XP for prefilling, registration or Internet lodgement.

6. Reading of .TAX file partially prepared and written using XP by etax2009 running under Wine.

7. Check for etax2009 updates and error messages.



What does not

1. Companion help program.

2.  Secure communications with ATO (prefilling, registration and lodgement).


What was not tested
My tax affairs are simple so most of etax2009 was not tested.



Additional Comments

1. I installed msxml4.dll and msxml4r.dll using winetricks for etax2008 and they are still necessary.

2. Etax2006 and etax2007 worked better.
Test Results
DistributionTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?RatingSubmitter
ShowMac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard"Dec 06 20091.1.33 Yes Yes Bronze Garry Brooke 
ShowUbuntu 8.10 "Intrepid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Jun 30 20091.1.22 Yes Yes Bronze Robert Backhaus 
ShowDebian GNU/Linux 6.x "Squeeze" x86_64Oct 29 20091.0.1 Yes Yes Bronze an anonymous user 
CurrentDebian GNU/Linux 5.x "Lenny"Jul 22 20091.0.1 Yes Yes Bronze an anonymous user 

Known bugs
Bug # Description Status Resolution Other apps affected

 
TFN Number

In order to do any testing on this program, a "TFN" or Tax File Number is required. "123456782" passes validation, and can be used to test operation of the software.

It is not, however, a valid number at the tax office, so you cannot use it to test verification or lodgement.

 
HOWTO

Use the latest Wine:

Make sure you are running the latest version of Wine (currently 1.1.26). You can check your version with the command:

wine --version

If you do not have the latest version, follow the instructions at Wine Binary Downloads

Use winetricks:

You need msxml via winetricks. Run this command:

wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks && sh winetricks msxml4

Installing ETax:

Once you have the etax install file, run it with Wine:

$ msiexec /i  etax2009_1.msi

Hopefully the entire process will complete successfully. If you encounter a problem, please file a bug or post a comment.

At present, securely verifying your identity and lodgement does not work. These steps must be carried out on a windows machine.


 

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eTax 2009 in Mac OS X
by Garry Brooke on Monday December 7th 2009, 20:07
I have been able to install and run eTax 2009 in Mac OS X 10.6.2 using the WineBottler package. I get the same problems as already reported: can't install updates, can't pre-fill. There were lots of errors before I realised that I had to completely close X11 and Wine after installing the "msxml4.dll" package. Otherwise, it seems to run.

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Same 80030002 error
by Jen on Friday August 14th 2009, 22:41
Am having the same issue with installing a .msi file.
Keep getting:

err:msi:copy_package_to_temp failed to copy package L"etax2009_1.msi"
fixme:msi:MSI_OpenDatabaseW open failed r = 80030002 for L"etax2009_1.msi"

Am following all the prompts, please help!!!

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Encouraging the ATO
by Patrick on Monday August 3rd 2009, 23:39
Reading the information on the ATO site here:
www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/73931.htm
they state:
"The Tax Office will continue investigating to make e-tax available to different computer platforms."

So perhaps if we gave them a little encouragement they might be able to make future versions Wine compatible. It would certainly be easier for them than a complete Unix/MacOSX port.

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Thanks
by Meela on Saturday August 1st 2009, 19:50
These instructions quickly took me from a blank non functioning e-tax, to one that was actually working.

Thankyou!
Meela

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