“We are trying to set-up an account so we can send a form to Revenue Canada for Income tax purposes. In order to do that we need to download a Java program or something. We don’t know what they are talking about and how to do it and if it cost something.”
Java for Windows
Java is absolutely free program and one of the most popular uses for Java is playing games online but there are also other uses for Java as well such as doing your taxes online. You can download it from here http://java.com/.
Here’s a guide for installing it on a Windows machine http://www.java.com/en/download/help/6000010300.xml.
Own a Mac?
If you’re using a Mac than all you need to do is make sure you got the latest version of Java. Apple’s got a guide on updating your software here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1338?viewlocale=en_US.