Similarities

• Both Quick Tax and UFile can be purchased in a CD-ROM version from Canadian retail stores or in an online version from their companies' respective websites (QuickTax.Intuit.ca and UFile.ca). According to a review from CTV.ca, with both programs, the CD-ROM and online versions are identical in terms of use. However, online versions of both Quick Tax and UFile require tax information to be saved on a server, to be accessed through a password-protected account. With CD-ROM versions, information can be saved directly to computer hard drives. Both Quick Tax and UFile provide calculators, note-making and graphing tools, tax scenarios and Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) tools.
  
  

Interface

• According to CTV.ca, Quick Tax offers a much cleaner interface, which features well-designed icons and the EasyStep process for completing tasks. UFile's interface features a menu system on the left side of the window, which has tabs for accessing different categories and files. UFile's interface also includes the Dr. Tax icon, which is a pop-up help index. However, according to PCworld.ca, Quick Tax provides an essential interface feature that UFile lacks: a continuous update as to what the refund amount will be throughout the process of filling out the return.
  
  

Entering Information

• Quick Tax and UFile both offer step-by-step, interview-style processes for entering tax information. By answering questions, the software can fill out the necessary tax forms for you. However, Quick Tax also provides customers with access to the actual electronic version of the form, allowing users to skip its EasyStep process if they desire. UFile only allows customers to see the form after its step-by-step process has been completed.
  
  

Number of Returns

• UFile has historically provided a larger number of returns for users, allowing eight returns for taxpayers making over CAN$25,000 per year. According to CanadianCapitalist.com, the 2006 version of Quick Tax allowed five returns for individuals at that same salary range, and in 2007 only offered two returns. However, according to PCworld.ca, the 2008 version of Quick Tax now matches UFile's capacity, allowing eight returns.
  
  

Price

• Quick Tax is more expensive overall than UFile. According to CTV.ca in 2009, Quick Tax's online version is CAN$20 per return, while UFile's is CAN$16 per return. Quick Tax's standard retail version is CAN$40 as opposed to UFile's at CAN$20, and its Platinum version costs CAN$60 as opposed to Ufile's Plus version at just CAN$30.