Little late but - Taxact Script errors make it unuseable and a ripoff.

VanguardLH on Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:42:04 -0500 typed in
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pyotr filipivich wrote:

Paul typed:

pyotr filipivich wrote:

Taxact Plus keeps popping up: Script Error

"An error has occurred in the script on this page"
Line: 4745
Char : 21
Error "In strict mode, function declarations cannot be nested
inside a statement or block. They may only appear at the top level or
directly inside a function body.
Code: 0
URL: res://TAXACT17.EXE/#23\#1944

Browser specific ? Change browsers ? What browsers does it support ?

Not really relevant, IMO, I'm using the downloaded version.

Not relevant, either. The errors are obviously dealing with HTML. The
downloaded client is apparently just a GUI to a web interface. Change
which web browser is the default so you might get the local Taxact
client to use a different web browser for its covert Internet
connections.

Strict mode is a feature of Javascript and Javascript is used in web
pages via HTML constructs. res:name is a local resource but it is
specified with some HTML code. Looks like that is a lightweight client
that provides a GUI to hide it is using a web browser in the background.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/scr...ode-javascript
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/...ce/Strict_mode

There are lots of HTAs (HTML Applications). Those provide their own
frontend GUI but rely on libraries from web browsers for a myriad of
functions. This is similar to a large number of media players that have
their own GUI but rely on FFMPEG freeware to do the actual work.

https://www.taxact.com/system-requirements/

Notice the Internet Explorer 11 requirement. No mention of minimum
version for the other web browsers but figure you better be on a version
that was released within the last year. They also not that Javascript
must be enabled in your [default] web browser. Perhaps you installed an
adblocker or otherwise disabled Javascript in the web browser.

You might also want to make sure all the local files (cache) have been
cleared for your web browsers.

Thanks.

I suspect from the start, that there are some very bad programming
practices involved - hard coding paths and the like. Not Good.

"Any program should be able to handle a cat walking on the
keyboard without crashing." And other words of wisdom.


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Paul in Houston TX wrote:

Char Jackson wrote:
Oh, the memories. I used to do my taxes on paper but those days
are a distant memory. Over the past 30 years, my Federal returns
have ballooned into a 40-page monstrosity. TurboTax to the
rescue. Way too easy to go wrong with paper.

Oh good heavens! 40 pages, I would Turbo Tax, too.

My 106 pages convinced me to do likewise many years ago, I've never
regretted it. I've tried Tax Act but didn't like it as well as
TurboTax, can't recall why now?

OP, there's still time to grab a copy of TT and get it done.

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XS11E on Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:35:46 -0700 typed
in alt.windows7.general the following:
Paul in Houston TX wrote:

Char Jackson wrote:
Oh, the memories. I used to do my taxes on paper but those days
are a distant memory. Over the past 30 years, my Federal returns
have ballooned into a 40-page monstrosity. TurboTax to the
rescue. Way too easy to go wrong with paper.

Oh good heavens! 40 pages, I would Turbo Tax, too.

My 106 pages convinced me to do likewise many years ago, I've never
regretted it. I've tried Tax Act but didn't like it as well as
TurboTax, can't recall why now?

OP, there's still time to grab a copy of TT and get it done.

Thanks.

I realized - this year is very simple. I managed to get the free
return down through H&R Block. Taxact is processing a refund, "due
to system incompatibility".

Unless something changes - next year will probably be a 1040EZ and
a typewriter.
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