Our App submission is rejected by following reason, which makes us feel the reviwer is irresponsible.
"Guideline 4.2 - Design - Minimum Functionality
Your app provides a limited user experience as it is not sufficiently different from a mobile browsing experience. As such, the experience it provides is similar to the general experience of using Safari. Including iOS features such as push notifications, Core Location, and sharing do not provide a robust enough experience to be appropriate for the App Store."
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Our App serial, TaxFreeway, is a Canadian T1 tax return preparing App serial. There has been a App release from the serial listed at Apple App store for each tax year since 2009. For this tax year, it is TaxFreeway 18. Our App is NETFILE certified by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for each tax year since 2009.
The App only use webkit to display tax forms from CRA and let user enter tax data on the forms. It is not used for web browsing. It closely built around CRA NETFILE online service to let individual taxpayers to file their T1 tax return online and it has many features to interact with various CRA online services. The App description at the App Store is copied below.
CUTTING EDGE CANADIAN TAX SOFTWARE STREAMLINE YOUR TAX FILING
World’s first fully functional personal income tax App series runs on iPad.
Powerful tax software to easily handle all tax situations supported by CRA NETFILE with no exclusion. For instance, self-employment income/deductions, rental income/deductions, capital gain/loss, unlimited number of tax slips (T3, T4, T5, etc.), and much more.
Interview feature guides user step-by-step through tax return.
The only Canadian tax software let user work in Interview and form modes simultaneously. This gives user the maximum flexibility and helps user utilize the collective power of the two modes. User-friendly interface makes filing tax return a joyful journey.
Integrated spousal tax return. Automatically split T3/T5 slips and stock/mutual funds transactions between spousal returns.
Tax tips on demand
RRSP Planner
Split-Pension Planner
Medical Expenses Planner
Donations and Gifts Planner
Tax-return-review for best accuracy
Carry forward
Well organized electronic tax forms and slips identical to CRA's.
CRA NETFILE certified and directly upload tax return and T1135 form from your iPad.
Support CRA new Auto-fill my return (AFR) Service. This service allows taxpayers to electronically request and receive certain tax information from CRA to fill in parts of income tax and benefit return.
Support CRA new Express Notice of Assessment (NOA) Service.
Once a return has been Netfiled, users will be prompted to use the Express NOA service where they can receive a message with the status of their return, and within 24 hours, their notice of assessment
Support Multiple Jurisdictions (T2203 form).
Create PDF file for your tax returns.
Directly print tax return from your iPad to any AirPrint-compatible printers.
Support CRA 2D Bar Code and Condensed-Print-Format.
Export/import rental and self-employment forms from one tax return to another.
Preparing and saving tax return only on your iPad for best privacy protection.
Easily transfer tax files between iPad and Mac/Windows.
Support federal return and all provincial and territorial returns except Quebec provincial return.
Share virtually identical user interface and the same file format as our products for Mac and Windows. User can freely transfer and carry forward tax data between iPad, Mac and Windows.
