Ufile The price is very reasonable and the software is very user friendly. You can even carry forward your 2008 "Quick Tax" file into the 2009 Ufile software.

www.bettertax.ca

Ufile.ca. Not sure what bettertax.ca is that Allan linked to when he mentioned Ufile. I've used the Ufile web interface for my returns since 2005. It keeps track of everything very well and has a very reasonable price. I like how I can trust it to keep track of details like CNIL and donations from year to year.

I only wish that with RRSP contributions, it doesn't default to deducting them on my current return. Having carried-forward tuition and education credits, I normally don't need the tax break of the RRSP contribution and I would prefer that the default behaviour was to not deduct the RRSP contributions and instead keep them for future years. It doesn't really matter, since I scrutinize the whole return anyway, but it's the one complaint I have.

I only do my own return, though, so I can't speak of how well it integrates family returns or how good a value it is for that.

I don't know which is best, because I use an accountant, but other than QuickTax I did see the following Canadian tax prep software packages listed for sale in stores this year:

• UFile Standard and Plus editions
• H&R Block At Home Deluxe Tax Software

Tax Guy at the Canada Tax Resource blog also has a recent post: Shopping For Tax Software In Stores or On-Line. Tax Guy describes the various personal tax prep software packages in Canada, including some available only by download. Check it out.

Additional Resources:

• Wikipedia: Canadian tax preparation software for personal use
• About.com: Top 5 Canadian Tax Software Programs

I've always found StudioTax to be awesome (and free). Their web page UI is a bit atrocious, but the software is solid. It also lets you "carry forward" your tax return from the previous year. I can't really imagine any reason to switch to another program that requires payment unless you have a very special tax situation.

Update: Canadian Capitalist (now blogging for MoneySense) has posted a review for UDoTax and compares it quite favourably with StudioTax.