5500 Software

[SLuskin]

I have been using ATX for years. But now they want you to pay per return. What 5500 software are you using and how do you like it? Thank you.

[JanetM]

Relius by Sungaurd. License allows me to prepare as many as I want. Have been using it since 1997 and haven't even considered switching.

[WDIK]

Following is a list of 5500 Software I have used in the past and my biggest pet peeve(s) with each.

Accudraft - Would not batch print extensions, working with multiple Schedules A.

Datair - Fitting SAR on one page.

DOS product - Went out of business.

Relius - Rate of price increases.

Typewriter - Liquid paper would curdle and/or smear.

Overall - Having to reenter plan data every couple of years because we keep switching software.

None of them seemed to catch all of my input errors, but I was fairly happy with Datair and Relius.

[Guest pensionadmin]

We are very pleased with Datair and the price is quite reasonable.

[imchipbrown]

Used Datair for many years; quite happy with them. Lanning is/was an invaluable resource. I've downscaled my practice (why do they call it "practice"?) and find ftwilliam more cost effective.

Their software imports your latest filing into your new 5500 (scary), and allows (contrary to Daitair's warnings) to prepare and send a client a .PDF printout for last minute filing.

[SLuskin]

Thank you all for your input. I will contact Datair and Relius.

[Earl]

There was something in writing not to long ago from Relius that talked about 500 filings per year for free. I questioned it and they said that "currently they do not track the count of forms prepared".

You know this is a future componant of the "rate of price increase", right WDIK?