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Order Form for 2012 Editions

(for filing tax year 2011 returns in 2012 and tax planning thereafter)

Please read "Important Information about Ordering" for information on delivery schedule, on-screen documents, graphic printing, and professional e-file. Once you have completed this form, you can submit, print, or cancel the order with one of the buttons at the bottom of the form. This Order Form is for the current filing season. If you want to order products for the next filing season (for tax year 2012 returns), click here instead.

Lifetime Serial Number:

(required entry for all orders)

If you are not yet a registered owner of Tax Preparer, enter NEW above.
Name:
Address:
City: State: ZIP:
Permanent mailing address   Shipping address only

  Non-residential addresses preferred for 2nd-day FedEx.

Phone required for express delivery:
Daytime phone (include Area Code):
Phone at shipping address (if different):
FAX (include Area Code):
e-mail address:

System Requirements

Delivered on CD-ROM. Your initial installation for a tax season must generally be from the CD-ROM we send you. Call for other options if you have no CD or DVD drive in your computer.

Requires Microsoft Windows (95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, XP, Vista, 7, etc.). Includes Tax Preparer Control Panel for on-line updating and easy access to on-screen and printable IRS and HowardSoft documents. You must have a Windows printer for Windows-graphic printing and sufficient free memory for printing multiple graphic forms. (The older laser-graphic printing is still supported but requires an HP PCL4-compatible printer, compatible tax fonts, and a parallel port connection.)

CAUTION: 64-bit Windows may require additional software. See our home page for information on using Tax Preparer with 64-bit Windows 7. (No additional software required for 32-bit versions.) Call for information on using Tax Preparer with 64-bit versions prior to Windows 7.

e-file requirements. To e-file you must have internet access (high-speed recommended), a hard disk with at least 75 MB of free space, and at least 128 KB of free computer memory. You must also have the Standard or Premium Level software for the current filing season, must purchase e-file transmission software, and must have an IRS-issued EFIN.

Internet access recommended. With internet access you can get instant, FREE updates to your software and on-screen manuals as we make changes througout the tax season. (You can request any posted update on disk instead for $15 per disk.) And you can get the IRS forms and publications not yet released when the disks were prepared. (Internet access is required if you plan to e-file any returns with Tax Preparer.)

Programs
These updates are designed for the 2012 filing season (for tax year 2011 returns).
See "Important Information about Ordering" for more information on delivery schedule, on-screen documents, graphic printing, and professional e-file.

Economy Level
(Individual)

No e-file nor graphic printouts (except main form). See our Comparison Chart for more details.

Standard Level
(Professional)

e-file ready (see below) and graphic printouts. See our Comparison Chart for more details.

Premium Level
(Professional Plus)

e-file ready (see below), graphic printouts, and expanded form set. See our Comparison Chart for more details.
Tax Preparer (1040)  $139
add $60 for pre-release
 $239
add $60 for pre-release
 $384
add $60 for pre-release
Partnership Edition (1065) $209 $299
(no e-file available)
 $399
(no e-file available)
California Supplement (540) $159 $189
$299

e-file

Check here if you e-filed last year and want to use the same billing information as you enter below. Otherwise, you must provide additional information to register for e-file by supplying the information on our on-line e-file Registration Form.

CAUTION: You must purchase e-file transmission software each year you want to e-file returns. Only Standard and Premium Levels of Tax Preparer can generate the e-file output required by the e-file transmission software.

Form 1040 transmission software  
You must purchase one of these products in order to e-file any federal Form 1040 returns during the 2012 filing season.

e-file 1040 Basic

($9.95 per-return fee)
$45

e-file 1040 Silver

($5.95 per-return fee)
$125

e-file 1040 Gold

($2.00 per-return fee)
$295

e-file 1040 Platinum

(NO per-return fee)
$595
Form 540 transmission software  
You must purchase one of these products in order to e-file any California state Form 540 returns during the 2012 filing season.

e-file 540 Basic

($5.95 per-return fee)
$35

e-file 540 Silver

($3.95 per-return fee)
$99

e-file 540 Gold

($2.00 per-return fee)
$195

e-file 540 Platinum

(NO per-return fee)
$395
Bank products   Offer QIK Checks in which your preparation fees are automatically deducted from your client's refund. (Significant processing fees are also deducted from each check.)

Bank Products Annual Sign-Up Fee

$49

Other Products

Paper Tax Forms Guides   These are loose-leaf paper versions of our extensive on-screen line-by-line instructions. (Revised annually.)

for 1040 returns:$29
for 1065 returns:$9
for 540 returns:$9

Paper User's Guide   This is a loose-leaf paper version of our on-screen general operating instructions.

$24

Loose-leaf binder   High-quality stitched gray binder - holds 1040 Tax Forms Guide (which now exceeds 800 pages), or User's Guide (now nearly 300 pages) plus 1065 and 540 Tax Guides.

 $9

Totals and Payment
Subtotal and sales tax Total dollar amount of merchandise (sum of all above amounts)
Sales Tax (7.75%, required for all California addresses)
Shipping  
Unless you request a different method, programs are shipped by 2-day FedEx once released for $15.95 per program ($25.95 to Alaska, Hawaii, and Virgin Islands). U. S. Priority Mail is $5.50. Pre-release is shipped about 2 weeks earlier, omitting forms not yet completed and on-screen documents, and gets you the final release fastest via on-line updating.
Paper manuals are shipped by U. S. Priority Mail for $5.50 ($10.95 for manuals plus binder).
(Initial installation for the edition year must be from the disk we ship you, but all subsequent updates for the same year can be downloaded through the internet from our special Check for Updates web page.)

Shipping method for programs:   2-day FedEx   U. S. Mail

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Shipping charge for paper manuals and binders:

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CAUTION: All credit card orders are charged when order received to expedite shipping when products are released.
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Send completed form to:

HowardSoft | P.O. Box 8432 | La Jolla, CA 92038-8432

Phone: (858) 454-0121 | e-mail: sales@howardsoft.com