Hi Listers, Here is some info about DOS based U.S. Federal Income Tax software from an OS/2 list I subscribe to. I am also attaching some info from the publisher's web site. Regards, Dale Mentzer ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- AM-TAX (www.amtax.com) is DOS based and works great. The installer needs Win 98, but you get around this by unzipping the .exe file, then run setup in a DOS window. Next year they say it will be win98, but I'm hoping ODIN will be far enough along to run it. AM-TAX is the best tax program I've ever used, including Turbo Tax and Tax Cut. S Zaveloff wrote: > > Has anyone found tax software for this year that > will work with OS/2? AM SOFTWARE: AM-Tax Product Info Arachne 1.70 http://www.amtax.com/prodinfo.htm Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:07:34 ______________________________________________________________________ Professional Tax Preparation Software * Updates |==================================== * Important Links |AM-Tax Overview | Contact Us... |AM-Tax works the way you do. * E-Mail: |AM-Tax starts a tax return like you support@a |would - with the 1040, presented in mtax.com |the same sequence as the official * Voice: |form. AM-Tax moves you through the 816-741-7848 |1040 in a logical manner while you * Fax: |enter information line by line. 816-741-1517 | |When you reach a point that |requires a supporting form, press a |key. AM-Tax senses the form needed, |displays it, and picks up all |information it can from other forms |and schedules. When you return to |the parent form, AM-Tax instantly |calculates the entire return and |updates the tax status that's |always on display at the bottom of |the screen. | |You gather the facts, we do the |work. |Lines that call for an addition, |subtraction, table lookup or a |figure from another form are |constantly computed and updated by |AM-Tax as information is entered or |changed. A change to one line |quickly and automatically updates |other affected forms and schedules, |relieving you of the usual pain of |tax preparation. | | |AM-Tax prints approved forms. |An IRS-acceptable federal tax |return can be printed on blank |paper on most computer printers |without additional software or |special fonts. (Forms and schedules |that are bar-coded or require |optical scanning characters may |require a laser printer - see What |Type Of Printer Is Recommended? and |Printing State Forms). | |We keep it simple and fast. |AM-Tax is quick to install, won't |consume megabytes of hard disk |space, is easy to navigate and is |absolutely the leanest, fastest tax |software available. If you're not |completely satisfied, return it |within 30 days for a full refund. | |Personal 1040 | |The Personal version of AM-Tax is a |low-cost alternative to those |preparing their own return and |perhaps a few others. Handling over |70 of the most commonly used forms, |schedules and worksheets, it's |capable of preparing some of the |toughest tax returns. | |The Personal 1040 version prints |all federal forms in either an |"official-looking" format or in a |quicker, "typed-out" style. |Virtually any computer printer - |even non-laser printer - can be |used and both styles are approved |by the IRS for filing. However, |paid preparer name and address |cannot be entered or printed on the |signature forms using the Personal |1040 version. | | |The Personal version of AM-Tax does |not support electronic filing for |2000. | |Personal 1040 Summary: | * Requires any 286, 386, 486 or | Pentium computer system with a | hard drive (at least 6 MB of free | space); a 3.5 inch disk drive (to | install the tax software); DOS 3.0 | or later and 490K of available, | conventional memory. * Handles over 70 of the most | commonly used forms, schedules and | worksheets. * Up to ten tax returns can be saved | on any single floppy drive or hard | drive subdirectory. * Print official-looking signature | forms (1040, 1040A, 1040ES, | 1040EZ, 8453) on most computer | printer - Laser, InkJet and even | Dot-matrix. * All Attaching forms and schedules | print in the IRS-approved | typed-out format. * Early versions of the Personal | 1040 software should be available | for downloading from our website | beginning December 1, 2000. Final | Personal 1040 disks are mailed | beginning January 27, 2001. | | |State (1040) Returns | |We currently offer twenty-six state |tax programs to prepare individual |(1040) tax returns. | |Integrated with federal. |Information entered on a federal |tax return is transferred into the |state forms with a touch of a |function key. In addition to |factual information, such as name |and address, AM-Tax transfers |federal taxable income; splits |income between spouses; recognizes |state-exempt interest, dividends, |and pensions; and supports resident |and non-resident returns. Very |little effort is required to |complete a state tax return. | |What Type Of Printer Is Recommended? | |Many state tax agencies are moving |towards bar-coded, scannable tax |forms to reduce input errors, to |improve processing efficiency and |to lower labor costs. California, |Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, |Maryland, New Jersey, New York, |Pennsylvania and Wisconsin used |some type of scannable tax return |last year. As a rule, states using |scanning technology only accept |computer-generated tax forms that |are printed on a laser printer. For |these states, AM-Tax only prints an |official looking tax form if your |printer is defined as a laser. | |InkJet or BubbleJet printers |produce results close to laser |quality, but usually have a smaller |printable area on a page. Large |forms are, therefore, "scaled down" |to fit. While the printed page |might look like a laser form, the |placement of the data and symbols |may not exactly match and cannot be |reliably read by OCR machines |designed to recognize a full-size |laser form. | |Most dot-matrix printers are not |able to print the precise, fine |lines required by bar-code readers. |When the printer ribbon is new, |bar-code lines are sometimes |smeared; when the ribbon is old, |bar-code lines are too light to be |read properly. Because bar codes |printed by dot-matrix printers are |of inconsistent quality, optical |scanners have a difficult time |reading them. | |You should be aware that you must |have a true laser printer to print |an acceptable tax return for the |growing number of state tax |agencies that rely on machine |processing. | |What Type of Printer Works Best |with AM-Tax? | |We hear this question often! The |answer is simple. AM-Tax works best |with any HP-compatible (LaserJet+ |or later), DOS-compatible laser |printer. Printing is fast and laser |printers are competitively priced, |with some models under $400. |Printing an official-looking form |on a non-laser printer is |noticeably slower because of the |intricate graphics involved. (An |official 1040 printed on an Epson |LQ-850 printer, for example, takes |8 to 10 minutes per page.) Anyone |expecting to prepare tax returns on |a regular basis should strongly |consider a true laser printer. | | Copyright +2000 AM Software | Kansas City, Missouri | All Rights Reserved --------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a free download of last years AMTax software which is functional except for printing forms WITH data which you input. It is a small download that will fit on a single 1.44 floppy. If somebody tries this I would be interested in hearing any comments. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket. 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