[Gllug] Tax returns online? On Linux?

[Mark Preston]

Hi All,
There is an excellent article written by David Chan which deals with 
this subject in issue 32 (the latest one) of Linux User and Developer 
magazine. Basically, under Linux you can submit a tax return provided 
you choose to use ID and password rather than digital signature. The 
governments own GGSec signature library is Windows-only and depends 
heavily on Microsoft XML libraries. The good news is that an update to 
fix this problem and make the site work using off the shelf XML 
signature libraries is due some time in 2004. Some parts of the 
Government Gateway such as CAP grant applications  require  digital 
signatures, but  fortunately? for taxpayers this is not essential.
Regards,
Mark Preston



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