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I've run a small business for over 10 yeas. I use linux. I'm grateful to the community and I use FOSS where possible.

I have had some issues over the years, but have always been able to get around them (except CAD in 2013), but recently I've had issues with my government (UK). First they introduced 'making tax digital' and told me for years that I would have to buy windows only software (there was no legal option on linux until a few weeks before the deadline (https://www.comsci.co.uk/100PcVatFreeBridge saved the day). The UK Government didn't create a free solution or any route to that as they don't want the source to be open for making tax digital so accounting software companies have made a killing!

This week my internet banking stopped allowing payments, it no longer works in firefox (I'm guessing). On the telephone they asked me 'what search engine I was using'^+^ and advised to use google.

What is the best UK business bank to use if you use linux to run a small business? Do I have to use Chrom(e)ium? Does anyone else use linux for business admin? Is anyone (Freesoftware foundation, etc) thinking about the creeping legislative changes that make it literally illegal to use FOSS and linux?

I wanna be an ally, but its so tiring.

^+^ browser ≠ search engine. Yes, I'm pedantic, at least I didn't confuse them by saying 'quant' or 'duck duck go', OK!?

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[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 76 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hmm I didn't know the UK was THIS bad.

[–] fellowmortal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I don't know if the UK is worse than anywhere else (?)

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 months ago

I'm in Canada and use Linux full-time without any such problems whatsoever. On rare occasions I use Edge instead of Firefox, and that's it.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well it surely is much much worse than my country by the looks of it.

[–] krash@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In Sweden most government provided services are accessible through a web browser, but you need "BankID" which requires Android. Which is kind of Linux, though not fully FOSS.

[–] balder1993@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

But I’m sure the fact Android is FOSS had nothing to do with it, it’s just a random coincidence. It would simply be the most popular OS.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Bad? It's a couple of decisions made by organisations or politicians who are ignorant of free software alternatives and open standards.

Certainly better than the US's tax system, where you have to pay to file your taxes or at the least, have to spend a lot of your time working out complex tax submissions each year.

In the UK, your income tax is automatically paid by your employer when you earn it. Unless you're self employed - or doing your own business accounts like OP, you don't have to submit any tax information, ever.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

All these third world countries can’t compete with the powerhouse that is Brazil and its free, multiplataform tax system since the nineties.

Seriously though, it’s not a technological issue, it’s a political one.