On 29 January 2015 at 10:53, Gareth France <gareth.fra...@cliftonts.co.uk> wrote:
> I have gotten along just fine since 2006 without having to touch a > non-Ubuntu system. If it is possible I like to keep it that way. It works > for me and every time I am forced to use a Windows system it hammers home > exactly why I stopped using them. > > The version of Adobe Reader I'm using is working nicely. Now if only I > could find a replacement for HMRC... > > Unfortunately their helpline is an 0845 number so I can't call them (the > only phone I have is a pay as you go mobile) otherwise I would have a bit > of a go. > > On 29/01/15 10:49, Colin Law wrote: > >> I meant to print it at the library rather than filling it in there. I >> am just trying to help, not suggesting that the current situation is >> ideal. Apparently, though, with Adobe not publishing the format it >> makes it difficult, to say to least, for an open source solution. >> HMRC should not be using a format that requires proprietary software. >> > > > I hope that it's changed since, but when HMRC introduced electronic filing in about 2002 they offered identification by certificate and the certificates only worked with Windows and I really have no idea how they even managed that. As it is I believe Gnucash now works with the web filing service although I use Freeagent.com, which is worth the £25 a month for a small company (cheaper than a human being generally). s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "TBA are particularly glib"
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