Tax Info '95/Tax Info '95.iso/readme.txt

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        TaxInfo'95 - For the 1995 Filing Season


  This release contains all the forms and instructions for 1994 and
  1995 that were available when issued. If you want to stay current
  and wish to receive updates, see the Registering and Ordering
  Updates section which follows.



 Installation

  Installation via setup is straight forward, just execute setup
  from the CD-ROM and follow the prompts.  This is accomplished
  by selecting the File menu item from the Program Manager, then the
  Run menu item from the file menu.  Enter for the Command prompt
  "D:SETUP", where the "D:" is replaced by the disk specifier for
  your CD-ROM drive.  Then press the OK button to begin
  installation of TaxInfo.




 Using TaxInfo

  The database of Tax information can be viewed, filled out, or printed
  using the TaxInfo program after installation.  You select blank forms
  or other information to print using the Print Blanks Selection dialog
  which is displayed from the File: Print Blanks menu or the Print Blanks
  button on the command bar.  You select forms or other information
  to view or fill out using one of the Index dialog boxes which
  are displayed from the File: New sub menu or a button on the
  command bar.  There are five indices each of which has a command bar
  button: Forms, Forms Instructions, Schedules, Schedules
  Instructions, and publications.

  Forms or schedules can be opened, filled out, saved, and printed with
  the TaxInfo program.  Initialy forms are opened with the File: New
  sub menu.  When they are open and filled out they can be saved with
  the Save As (and subsequently the Save) item from the File menu, and
  printed with Print from the File menu.

  Forms, schedules and other tax items can be filled out easily if they
  have a template.  After opening initially with File: New, a cursor will
  appear in the first field to fill out.  Move to other fields
  by using the tab keys or by clicking with the left mouse button on
  the field.

  For those items without a template, the TaxInfo program allows you
  to easily create fields which can then be filled out. Fields created
  can be saved to create a template using Save As Template from the
  File menu.

  Templates are provided for the following forms and schedules: 1040 and
  its schedules A, B, C, C-EZ, D, E, EIC, F, R, and SE; 1040A and its
  schedules 1, 2, and 3; 1065 and its schedules D and K-1; 1120 and its
  schedules D, H, and PH; 1120S and its schedules D and K-1; 1118
  schedule I.

  Templates are also provided for the following forms: 56, 709A, 712, 1000,
  1001, 1028, 1040-V, 1066, 1120A, 1120W, 2119, 2290, 2290_93, 2350, 2438,
  2439, 2441, 2688, 3903, 4029, 4137, 4255, 4506, 4562, 4626, 4684, 4782,
  4789, 4789-T, 4797, 4868, 4952, 5213, 5305, 6251, 6627, 8027, 8379, 8582,
  8606, 8615, 8801, 8807, 8810, 8814, 8815, 8817, 8819, 8821, 8822, 8823,
  8824, 8825, 8826, 8827, 8829, 8831, 8834, 8838, 8840, 8842, 8843, 8848,
  and 8849.

  TaxInfo includes context sensitive help. After it's turned on
  this allows you to point to an item you wish help on and select
  it to receive help. To turn context sensitive help on, press the
  Context Sensitive Help button on the command bar.  This button
  is the rightmost button that has a picture of a pointer and a
  question mark on it.  For more information about context
  sensitive help, turn context sensitive help on and then select
  context sensitive help.

  TaxInfo also includes regular help which you get to by selecting a
  menu item from the help menu.  Included is help to use the help
  system (Using Help), help for using TaxInfo (Index), help to
  identify TaxInfo (About), and help with the tax forms
  (Annotated Forms List).  Forms help is also available via a
  command bar button.

  For additional information about using TaxInfo please use Help. To use
  Help first start up the TaxInfo program by double clicking its icon,
  then select Help from TaxInfo's command bar, then select Index.



 About the Tax Forms

  The Federal tax forms, schedules, instructions and publications
  included with TaxInfo'95 are very close to exact copies when printed
  at 300 DPI of the actual printed forms and schedules. One of the viewing
  or display versions, for VGA, uses some substitute fonts to enable
  viewing in VGA resolution at 90 DPI.  The DSP display version is scaled
  down from the print version to 140 DPI but uses all the original fonts.

  When printing the forms for filing use a good quality 8.5" by 11" or
  8" by 11" white paper and black ink and always print at 300 DPI.

  If printing at some resolution lower than 300 DPI the forms may or
  may not be of good enough quality for filing.

  Because of the great variety of printers that are possible to be used,
  you must determine whether the quality of the printed form is good
  enough for filing.  If printed at 300 DPI the quality of the form
  should be considerably better than a photocopy of the original form.

  Note that the payment vouchers for Forms 940, 940-EZ, 941, 942, 943,
  and 2290 may not be used. (These vouchers are sometimes on the bottom
  of the form.)  The IRS requires that you use the vouchers that they
  send you.



 Registering and Ordering Updates

  To register and order updates to the TaxInfo CD fill out and mail in
  the registration and ordering card included with your package.

  If you did not get or cannot find this card please fill out the
  file subscrib.txt in your TaxInfo installation directory which can
  be opened and edited using this program, Windows Notepad.  Print
  out and send the completed form along with any payments for updates
  to:

    BSoft Corporation
    P.O. Box 67420
    Scotts Valley, CA  95067


  Subscribing is the easiest way to stay current with the federal
  tax forms, schedules, and their instructions.  Additional form
  and schedule templates will be included on updates, as well as
  revisions to the TaxInfo program.