
                       TaxCut for DOS 1995
                     Upgrade From TaxCut 1993
                    Final Edition ReadMe Notes


1. Disk space.  

If you installed the Headstart Edition of TaxCut, but you do 
not have enough room to install the Final Edition, you can 
erase some of your Headstart files to make room.  First, be 
sure to save your data files.  These are the ones whose 
names end, ".P93."  Just to be safe, you might want to copy 
all the files that end ".P93" onto a floppy disk as your 
first step.  Then, you can delete all the files in your 
TaxCut93 upgrade directory that begin "tc" and end with the 
two characters ".93."  Again, be careful NOT to erase the ones 
that end with the three characters ".P93"--those are your 
data files.  In addition, you can delete the files tc.exe 
and tc.ovr.  That should make enough room to install the 
Final Edition.


2. Stacker or DoubleSpace.  

If you are using Stacker or DoubleSpace, you may find that 
you need additional free disk space in order to install 
TaxCut.  The report by Stacker or DoubleSpace of the amount 
of free disk space assumes that Stacker or DoubleSpace will 
be able to compress the TaxCut files.  TaxCut files are 
already compressed, though, so they take up "more" space 
than Stacker or DoubleSpace expect.  If you get part way 
through your installation and the system freezes, try 
freeing a few more megabytes of disk space and then 
reinstalling.


3. Selecting "Previous" in the Q&A.  

In TaxCut, Alt-V means "Previous question" in the Q&A.  If 
you are using VSafe, the virus checking program, VSafe 
"hijacks" your Alt-V key.  If you would like to use the Alt-
V key in TaxCut, you can turn off the use of Alt-V in VSafe.  
Here are the steps to follow:

1)  Exit TaxCut.
2)  Start VSafe.
3)  Find the Options menu.
4)  Turn off the "Vsafe Hot-Key" option.
5)  Exit the program and save the VSafe configuration.
6)  Use TaxCut normally.


4. Hewlett Packard DeskJet.  

TaxCut for DOS does not support Graphics printing of your 
tax forms if you are using a DeskJet printer.  The Text Mode 
forms are accepted for filing by the IRS, as is the 1040PC 
format.  Both of these approaches are available on the 
DeskJet.


5. Tax Font Cartridge and Graphics Forms.

On the Print Options menu, there is a selection for "Use Tax 
Font Cartridge."  This selection speeds the graphics output 
on a laser printer.  This feature can only be used if you 
have purchased an Accounting & Tax font cartridge for your 
laser printer from CPSystems, (formerly Center Piece 
Software).  To order a font cartridge, call CPSystems at 
(800) 998-8518.  In addition, if you would like to print all 
the TaxCut forms in IRS look-alike format, you can order the 
"LaserLink Full-Pak" from CPSystems.  This program costs $99 
and prints all the TaxCut forms in IRS look-alike format.


6. Depreciation.  

One nice feature of TaxCut is that TaxCut automatically 
fills in Form 4562 (the IRS depreciation form) for you when 
you enter your assets on TaxCut's Depreciation Worksheet or 
Vehicle Worksheet.  One note of caution, though:  If you try 
to visit a Form 4562 that TaxCut has not created, then 
TaxCut will create a blank one for you to look at.  In order 
to avoid getting blank Form 4562's, we suggest that you not 
look at Form 4562 until you have filled in at least one 
Depreciation Worksheet or Vehicle Worksheet.


7. Electronic Filing from Home.  

TaxCut is participating in an IRS test of Electronic filing 
directly from your home.  Test participants will mail Form 
8453-OL direct to the IRS; the IRS will check and make sure 
it receives the form from each test participant before 
mailing the refund.  In order to participate, you MUST live 
in one of the following nine states:  Illinois, Iowa, 
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, 
Wisconsin.  

Also, in order to participate, you must be a member of 
CompuServe.  (You can join CompuServe any time.  To join, 
call (800) 848-8199 and ask for Representative 335, or buy a 
CompuServe membership kit at your local retailer.)  The fee 
for filing this way will be the same as with regular TaxCut 
electronic filing: $14.95. For details, see TaxCut's on-line 
help under electronic filing.


8. Headstart Topics.  

If you used TaxCut for Headstart, we will "clear the slate" 
of topics you had completed in the Navigator when you first 
load the file for final.


9. Electronic filing by Modem using Gateway computers.

If you are filing electronically, and you have a Gateway 
2000 computer with an internal modem, and your transmission 
does not work, and you are handy with a word processor, try 
this:  Create a "text only" file in your TaxCut directory 
(usually TaxCut95) called "comport.cfg."  The contents of 
the file should be this single line:

COM3 $03E8 5 $D

Then try transmitting again.  If it still does not work, 
then we suggest that you simply mail your electronic return 
on a diskette to Universal Tax Systems.


10. Registration.  

If we do not have your address, please mail in the 
registration card that came with TaxCut.  Only then can we 
send you the TaxCut Spring News, with its important tax and 
program updates.  If you ordered TaxCut directly from MECA, 
or if you already registered the Headstart Edition, then we 
have your address and there is no need to mail us a second 
registration card.


And again, thank you for purchasing TaxCut!


