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Ultimate Tax Services' suite of Ultimate1040 products provides options for a  new tax preparer, for the experienced tax preparer or anyone in between.  We are not a one software fits all company.  We take the time to talk to you about your business to help fit you into the right solution.

 

All of our products offer unlimited preparation of tax returns, e-filing, technical support and screen sharing so we can get on your computer and solve your problems quickly.  Our system even comes with our quick start and organizing guide to get you ready for the upcoming tax season.

 

Offer bank products and increase your profits.  We pay you a rebate for every funded bank product (25 minimum) you do through our office.  The rebates are paid to you throughout the season, to increase your cash flow when you need it.

 

Traditional Desktop Install - We send you software and you install it on your computer.

Or

Internet Based - We send you a login and you use your current internet connection.

 

Typical Users:

Traditional - Preparers with experience doing more than 50 returns.

Online - New preparers doing less than 50 returns, looking for mobility and easy setup process. 

Both programs allow for paper, e-file and bank products.

 

 

 

Traditional - Pros and Cons

 Pros

Cons

Unlimited paper and e-file returns

Updating program

Quick preparation time

More system requirements

Customizable print

Backup computer required

Networkable - use multiple computer in office

 

More security controls

 

Prepare returns without internet connection

 

Interview Mode available

 

Forms view

 

Quicker calculations and print preview

 

Quick links to additional forms

 

 

 

Internet Based - Pros and Cons

Pros

Cons

Unlimited paper and e-file returns

Internet goes down, cannot prepare returns

Quick setup

Need broadband internet connection

Use anywhere you have internet connection

Program is slower for forms view

Interview mode to guide you through the return

Less customization with print packets

Easy for a new preparer to flow through program

Geared toward Bank Products

Print checks and returns from any computer

 

No Install

 

Automatic Updates

 

Automatic Backup of Data

 

 

Overall:

 

If you are an experienced preparer you need to use our Ultimate1040 Desktop installed version.  This will allow you to perform at the speed you require from a tax program.

 

If you are a new preparer looking for a solution to guide you through, our Internet based Ultimate1040 is your right solution.

 

 

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Tax Program Highlights and Requirements


Flexibility

Instant Error Checking

Automatic Fill-Ins

Color Coding

Real-time Calculations or Delayed Calculations - It's your choice

Forms-based Data Entry or Straight Data Entry

Networking

K-1 Pass-Throughs

Intelligent Fixed Asset Manager

Customized Forms List

Comprehensive Diagnostics

Online Help

Built-In Data

Management Reports

Database Features

Security Manager

Conversion Software

Year to Year Summary

W-4 Planner

Custom Client Letters

Automatic Billing

Married Filing Separate / Married Filing Joint status tax optimizations

System Requirements

Flexibility

  • Prepare returns without a mouse by using quick keyboard shortcuts or use the mouse to take advantage of toolbar buttons.

  • "Link" to supporting forms using the QuickLink feature OR open forms directly from the "Find a Form" screen.

  • E-file one return at a time OR multiple returns of all types together: federal, state, and requests for extensions.

  • Create returns without having the SSN or ITIN, add this information once obtained.

Instant Error Checking

  • Keystroke-by-keystroke

  • Entry-by-entry

  • Entire return

Automatic Fill-Ins

  • ZIP Codes:

  • EINs: Enter an Employer Identification Number (EIN) once and TaxWise stores that information and automatically completes the name and address every type you enter that EIN.

Color Coding — optional color coding identifies information required for electronic filing

  • Required entries, incomplete forms and incomplete returns are highlighted with red.

  • You can't type directly in a calculated entry or delete the calculated value unless you override the calculation.

Real-time Calculations or Delayed Calculations - it's your choice

  • Calculations are made instantly with every entry.

  • There are no extra buttons to push, no need to wait for a lengthy "re-calc" process. You enter data only once.

  • Data flows automatically from supporting forms to the primary form and from federal forms to state forms.

Forms-based Data Entry or Straight Data Entry

  • Our on-screen forms are instantly familiar because they are replicas of the paper IRS forms.

  • It's easy to see what the form will look like when printed and a cinch to teach your staff how to use the program.

Networking

  • Our program can handle multiple workstations.

K-1 Pass-Throughs

  • K-1 data is carried automatically from business returns to the appropriate 1040 return, assuring accuracy while saving time and keystrokes.

Intelligent Fixed Asset Manager

  • Easy entry of fixed asset information with built-in tax intelligence

  • Program automatically selects recommended depreciation methods based on an asset type

Customized Forms List

  • Simplify tax prep by removing seldom or never-used forms from the forms list.

  • "Use Private Forms" enables you to customize the Find a Form screen to suit your tax practice.

Comprehensive Diagnostics

  • SSN verification — You're warned of inconsistency between date of issuance and birth date.

  • Warnings of possible inconsistencies in tax information.

  • A list of overridden entries.

  • Electronic filing errors - The red text is a hyperlink to the form that needs correction.

  • A summary of the return, including forms to be filed, AGI, tax, refund or balance due

  • Large IRAL communications dialog.

Online Help

  • Context-sensitive help is available for each line as you move through the forms

  • Help is just a hotkey away!

Built-In Data

  • Business codes

  • Amortization codes

  • W2 codes

  • 1099 codes

  • Sales Tax deduction lookup table

Management Reports

  • Use one of our standard reports or create your own.

  • Our open database compliant (ODBC) format allows you to track returns and analyze data using spreadsheets and reports you create with software such as:

  • Microsoft® Excel

Database Features

  • Track Return Status —You can quickly check the status of any return without leaving the return you are currently working on.

  • Automatic Updates — Your database is updated every time you connect to our Electronic Filing Center.

  • ODBC Compliant — Database information can be used directly by database, spreadsheet, and report writing applications.

Security Manager

  • Restrict access to critical tasks such as transmitting returns and check printing with Security Manager.

  • Control which actions each person in your office can perform including the restriction of pricing sheet editing.

  • In addition, each preparer's returns can be password-protected for security. The administrator has access to all passwords in case a password is forgotten.

Conversion Software

  • Don't worry about losing all your client data when you switch to TaxWise. Conversion software is available for most tax packages.

  • Free of charge.

Year to Year Summary

  • Compiles data from the client's current return and two previous returns for comparison.

  • Includes gross income, AGI, itemized deductions (with comparison to national averages), exemptions, credits, tax paid and refunds.

  • A 'get organized' tool for your client and a direct-mail promotion for your tax office.

W-4 Planner

  • Help your clients avoid a balance due by estimating next year's tax and adjusting withholding.

  • Print a W-4 form your clients may submit to employers to change withholding status, amounts and exemptions.

  • Carry Forward of Prior Year Data

  • Copy relevant client data from last year's return into the current return, saving time and keystrokes.

  • Bring forward taxpayer name, address, dependents, Depreciation Worksheets, capital loss carryovers, and other amounts.

  • Tax form defaults can also be carried forward from year to year so you don't have to re-type information such as your name, firm name, address, and phone.

Custom Client Letters

  • Print a letter containing data from your client's return.

  • Choose a standard letter from the templates provided, or customize the text and create your own template.

  • Create custom organizers to mail to clients prior to the tax season. Or convert the organizer to a PDF file and e-mail it to the client.

Automatic Billing — Calculate your fees on the basis of:

  • Time working in the return, or

  • Number and type of forms and worksheets, or

  • Both time and forms.

  • Easily adjust the amount billed by a dollar amount or percentage of the total.

  • Print the invoice with the return

  • "What if" Mode

  • Test any number of hypothetical tax scenarios for your clients.

  • Save test scenarios for future reference or replace data in the current return with the new information.

  • Useful as a planning and advisory tool for clients who can accelerate and delay income, deductions or capital expenditures.

Married Filing Separate / Married Filing Joint status tax optimization

  • For married taxpayers, TaxWise computes federal tax liability using both joint and separate filing statuses.

  • The filing status scenario with the lowest tax is presented.

  • Preparers have the option to automatically generate separate tax returns for each spouse, as desired.

System Requirements

Desktop

  • Microsoft® Windows XP (with the latest service pack) or Microsoft® Windows Vista

  • 800 MHz processor

  •  512 MB of RAM

  • 1 GB of available hard drive space (per tax year)

  • 8X speed CD-ROM

  • 800 X 600 color monitor with 16-bit color video card

  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0 (with the latest service pack)

  • 56K Internet connection (Internet access required)

  • PCL6 compatible printer

  • Ethernet network card (required for network installations only)

  • Adobe Reader (version 8.1 or higher)
     

Online - Broadband internet connection

 

 

 

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