Intuit Canada
Encyclopedia
Intuit Canada is a developer of financial management and tax preparation
solutions for personal finance
and small business
accounting
. Services are delivered on a variety of platforms including application software, software connected to services
, software as a service
, platform as a service
and mobile applications. Intuit Canada has employees located all across Canada, with offices in Edmonton
, Alberta
and Mississauga, Ontario
, and is an affiliate of Intuit Inc.
and Chad Frederick, two University of Alberta
graduates. Bruce, a computer programmer, and Chad, an accountant
, decided to build a tax preparation product called WINTAX - Canada's first Windows
-based personal tax preparation
software. In 1993, they agreed to be acquired by Chipsoft, manufacturer of the U.S.
personal income tax software TurboTax
. Shortly after the WINTAX acquisition Chipsoft agreed to merge with Intuit, the developer of the Quicken
financial software.
Intuit Canada continued to update and support the WINTAX software, which was renamed QuickTax in 1995 and then renamed TurboTax in 2010. Intuit Canada quickly became the hub for international development at Intuit, producing localized
versions of Quicken and QuickBooks
for Canada (in French and English) and the United Kingdom
. The U.K. version of Quicken was discontinued in 2005.
While Intuit Canada does internally offer technical support and customer service, it does also rely on third-party companies to offer these services. The internal support is offered directly from call centres in Edmonton and Calgary. French-language support of TurboTax (formerly QuickTax), ProFile, Quicken & Quickbooks is provided by Nordia Inc.
http://www.nordia.ca/nouv/Intuit.htm Additional English-language support for TurboTax (formerly QuickTax), TaxWiz and Quicken is provided by IBM Daksh
Intuit also offers software for professional accountants and tax-preparers, available through Intuit Greenpoint, based in Calgary, Alberta. Intuit Greenpoint's main product is PROFILE, which provides tax software products to offices in all jurisdictions of Canada.
forced Intuit and other tax preparing software companies to limit the number of returns available from their software to 20.http://www.netfile.gc.ca/software-e.html This caused Intuit Canada to stop offering QuickTax Pro50 and Pro100 products, and they now offer QuickTax 20 as an alternative.
Intuit Canada has since announced that for the 2010 tax year, they will discontinue use of the name QuickTax and replace it with the name TurboTax
— thus bringing the product in line with Intuit's American tax-filing software.
by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by the Calgary Herald
and the Edmonton Journal
.
Tax return (Canada)
Normally, Canadian Individual tax returns for any specific year must be filedby April 30 of the following year. There is no provision for generally extending this deadline, but there are a few exceptions....
solutions for personal finance
Personal finance
Personal finance is the application of the principles of finance to the monetary decisions of an individual or family unit. It addresses the ways in which individuals or families obtain, budget, save, and spend monetary resources over time, taking into account various financial risks and future...
and small business
Small business
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships...
accounting
Accounting software
Accounting software is application software that records and processes accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and trial balance. It functions as an accounting information system...
. Services are delivered on a variety of platforms including application software, software connected to services
Software plus services
Software plus Services combines hosted services with locally running software in a variation on cloud computing. Such composite applications combine traditional software with remote services to provide a consistent user experience across devices and form factors.There are various reasons for this...
, software as a service
Saas
SAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service...
, platform as a service
Platform as a service
Platform as a service is a category of cloud computing services that provide a computing platform and a solution stack as a service...
and mobile applications. Intuit Canada has employees located all across Canada, with offices in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and Mississauga, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and is an affiliate of Intuit Inc.
Profile
The company was founded in 1992 by Edmontonians Bruce JohnsonBruce Johnson (Canadian executive)
Bruce Johnson co-founded a Canadian personal income tax software company named WinTax in 1992 with fellow University of Alberta graduate Chad Frederick. Later, the company was acquired by Chipsoft, which in turn was acquired by Intuit Inc., becoming Intuit Canada. Bruce became CEO of Intuit...
and Chad Frederick, two University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
graduates. Bruce, a computer programmer, and Chad, an accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
, decided to build a tax preparation product called WINTAX - Canada's first Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
-based personal tax preparation
Tax preparation
Tax preparation is the process of preparing tax returns, often income tax returns, often for a person other than the taxpayer, and generally for compensation. Tax preparation may be done by the taxpayer with or without the help of tax preparation software and online services...
software. In 1993, they agreed to be acquired by Chipsoft, manufacturer of the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
personal income tax software TurboTax
TurboTax
TurboTax is an American tax preparation software package developed by Michael A. Chipman of Chipsoft in the mid-1980s. TurboTax became an Intuit product as a result of the 1993 acquisition of its creator, San Diego-based Chipsoft. Chipsoft, now known as Intuit Consumer Tax Group, is still based in...
. Shortly after the WINTAX acquisition Chipsoft agreed to merge with Intuit, the developer of the Quicken
Quicken
Quicken is a personal finance management tool developed by Intuit, Inc.Quicken runs on Windows and Macintosh systems. Previous versions ran on DOS. An online version is also available. The last version of Quicken for Macintosh computers was Quicken Essentials for Mac released in February 2010...
financial software.
Intuit Canada continued to update and support the WINTAX software, which was renamed QuickTax in 1995 and then renamed TurboTax in 2010. Intuit Canada quickly became the hub for international development at Intuit, producing localized
Internationalization and localization
In computing, internationalization and localization are means of adapting computer software to different languages, regional differences and technical requirements of a target market...
versions of Quicken and QuickBooks
QuickBooks
QuickBooks is a line of business accounting software developed and marketed by Intuit.-History:Intuit was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx in Mountain View, California, USA...
for Canada (in French and English) and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The U.K. version of Quicken was discontinued in 2005.
While Intuit Canada does internally offer technical support and customer service, it does also rely on third-party companies to offer these services. The internal support is offered directly from call centres in Edmonton and Calgary. French-language support of TurboTax (formerly QuickTax), ProFile, Quicken & Quickbooks is provided by Nordia Inc.
Nordia Inc.
Nordia Inc. was created in 1999 as a joint partnership between two North American companies in communications and customer relationship management: Excell Global Services and Bell Canada. This happened after Bell Canada decided to stop processing calls for directory assistance. Bell has since...
http://www.nordia.ca/nouv/Intuit.htm Additional English-language support for TurboTax (formerly QuickTax), TaxWiz and Quicken is provided by IBM Daksh
Current Products
- TurboTax (formerly QuickTax) - offered in Basic, Standard, Premier, and Home & Business versions, as well as TurboTax 20 for preparing multiple returns. http://impotrapide.intuit.ca/- French language version of TurboTax - offered in de base, de luxe, premier and particuliers et entreprises versions.
- TurboTax online - Online versions of Free, Student, Standard, Premier and Home & Business. - Online versions of gratuit, étudiant, de luxe, premier and particuliers et entreprises.
- QuickBooksQuickBooksQuickBooks is a line of business accounting software developed and marketed by Intuit.-History:Intuit was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx in Mountain View, California, USA...
- Small business accounting and financial management software, offered in EasyStart, Pro and Premier versions. - QuickBooks Payroll Solutions - extends QuickBooks Pro and Premier into an in-house payroll solution.
- QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions http://enterprise.intuit.ca/ - for midsized companies that require more capacity, functionality and support than is offered by traditional small business accounting software; includes QuickBooks Payroll. http://succespme.intuit.ca/ - French language version of QuickBooks, offered in Succès PME, Succès PME Pro, and Succès PME Premier versions
- QuickBooks Succès PME Service de paie - French language version of the Payroll Solutions
- QuickenQuickenQuicken is a personal finance management tool developed by Intuit, Inc.Quicken runs on Windows and Macintosh systems. Previous versions ran on DOS. An online version is also available. The last version of Quicken for Macintosh computers was Quicken Essentials for Mac released in February 2010...
- Personal financial management software, available in Cash Manager and Home & Business versions. - ProFile Basic and Premier Editions - Professional Tax Preparation Packages
Discontinued Products
- TaxWiz - Tax preparation software - company purchased in 2002, discontinued in 2007
- SnapTax.ca - web-based tax software for individuals with simple tax returns (discontinued in 2006)
- Will Expert - Software package for preparing personal wills (for use within all of Canada with the exception of Quebec, due to specific provincial legislation)
Intuit also offers software for professional accountants and tax-preparers, available through Intuit Greenpoint, based in Calgary, Alberta. Intuit Greenpoint's main product is PROFILE, which provides tax software products to offices in all jurisdictions of Canada.
Recent Changes
In 2008, Intuit Canada discontinued the TaxWiz software and added QuickTax Basic to their lineup. Changes made by the Canada Revenue AgencyCanada Revenue Agency
The Canada Revenue Agency is a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system...
forced Intuit and other tax preparing software companies to limit the number of returns available from their software to 20.http://www.netfile.gc.ca/software-e.html This caused Intuit Canada to stop offering QuickTax Pro50 and Pro100 products, and they now offer QuickTax 20 as an alternative.
Intuit Canada has since announced that for the 2010 tax year, they will discontinue use of the name QuickTax and replace it with the name TurboTax
TurboTax
TurboTax is an American tax preparation software package developed by Michael A. Chipman of Chipsoft in the mid-1980s. TurboTax became an Intuit product as a result of the 1993 acquisition of its creator, San Diego-based Chipsoft. Chipsoft, now known as Intuit Consumer Tax Group, is still based in...
— thus bringing the product in line with Intuit's American tax-filing software.
Awards
In October 2008, Intuit Canada was named one of Alberta's Top EmployersAlberta's Top Employers
Alberta's Top Employers is a competition that recognizes the best workplaces in Alberta. Published annually since October 2005, the designation recognizes the Alberta employers that lead their peers in providing exemplary employee benefits and forward-thinking human resource programs...
by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by the Calgary Herald
Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald is a daily newspaper published in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta.- History :The paper was first published on August 31, 1883 by Andrew Armour and Thomas Braden as The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser. It started as a weekly paper with only...
and the Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Journal
The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the Postmedia Network.-History:The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta's first newspaper, the 23-year-old...
.