GNUCash value proposition

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:37:05 -0500 Steve Cohen <stevecoh2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> This sounds like the way to go if I don't stay with Quicken.  I do like
> the autodownload, but manual download isn't that much harder.  I've
> already stopped using many Quicken features including bill payment (just
> as easy to do it online, either through the bank or with the vendors),
> import to TurboTax (just as easy to enter it in TurboTax).  Paycheck
> setup is kind of nice but I'll be retired in less than a year.
> 
> Autodownload is a nice feature but I think the banks realized they could
> charge for it, which may have something to do with why Intuit wants to
> sell (or has sold) Quicken.  If they don't cooperate, this can't work.
> It's like printer drivers for Linux - a mixed bag at best.
> 
> Hey is there a TurboTax equivalent for Linux?  I suppose Web-Turbotax
> could work.

Probably nowhere as slick (?) as TurboTax, but there is OpenTaxSolver on 
SourceForge.

> 
> On 04/24/2017 11:43 AM, David Carlson wrote:
> > Steve,
> > 
> > I have found that I can manually download last month's transactions in OFX
> > format when I visit my bank's website each month to make sure nobody is
> > hijacking my bank account.  That is free, and not much harder than messing
> > with the Direct Connect stuff that frequently breaks.
> > 
> > David C
> > 
> 
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