[NTLUG:Discuss] Tax forms

[Lance Simmons]

* Rob Apodaca <rapodaca at raacc.com> [050123 09:01]:
> On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 20:40 -0600, Lance Simmons wrote:
> > I'd like to be able to use the IRS's pdf forms to submit my taxes.
> > Is there a linux pdf reader that will allow this?
> > 
> 
> Adobe's acrobat reader will:
> http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
> 
> Just choose 'linux' as your platform.

That page says 

> Thank you for your interest in the pre-release program for Adobe
> Reader 7.0 for Linux. Due to the overwhelming response received from
> customers, we have closed the pre-release program.

My understanding is that Adobe Reader before 7.0 cannot enter data into
pdf forms, or at least not into the IRS pdf forms.  The version
available from Adobe is 5.0.10.  Do you have different information?

As for simply viewing and printing pdfs, I'm satisfied with the standard
linux tools for that.  What I'm looking for is a tool, which I imagine
will be on the command line, that would allow me to edit the IRS forms
to enter data.

-- 
Lance Simmons