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I. Introduction
Welcome to the World of Electronic Tax Filing! This software
package, ETF93, allows you to input all of your tax
information for filing to the IRS. This version is for
taxpayers (and not tax-preparers). We have a tax-preparer
version available, please call for more information if you're
interested.
This version is marketed as shareware. The software is fully
functional and is NOT crippled in any way. It allows you to
file tax return information for the following forms:
Form 1040, Form 1040A, 1040EZ, Schedule A, Schedule B, Schedule C
(long form), Schedule C-EZ (short form),Schedule D, Schedule E,
Schedule EIC, Schedule F, Schedule R, Schedule SE (long form),
Schedule SE (short form), Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3,
Form W-2, Form W-2G, Form 1099-R, Form 1116, Form 2106, Form 2119,
Form 2210, Form 2210-F, Form 2441, Form 3903, Form 4136, Form 4137,
Form 4255, Form 4562, Form 4684, Form 4797, Form 4835, Form 4952,
Form 4970, Form 4972, Form 5329, Form 6198, Form 6251, Form 6252,
Form 8283, Form 8396, Form 8582, Form 8606, Form 8615, Form 8814,
Form 8815, Form 8828 and Form 8829.
You will not be filing directly with the IRS; instead you will be
creating a "data collection disk" to send to us for reformatting.
We in turn submit the information directly to the IRS.
If you are required to submit state information in the forms
listed above, you can still use this package. You will have to
file your state return information via the normal paper method
to your state's tax/revenue department.
II. Software Installation
This package was compressed using PKZIP. Please copy the
entire distribution zip file to a new directory (you can call
it whatever you wish) and invoke pkunzip in the following
manner:
PKUNZIP -d etf93a
PKUNZIP -d etf93b
The -d option creates a new subdirectory under your new
directory called taxdbf. Please do not directly edit any of
these files, or the integrity of your tax information will be
degraded.
III. Invoking the Software
When you've finished extracting the software, you can invoke
the package by typing in:
ETF93
followed by a carriage return. The menus are fairly
straightforward and self-explanatory.
IV. Assumptions
As a software author and electronic tax information
transmitter, I have to assume that you have the following
things (without which you really have no need to run this
program):
1. A computer with at least 450K free ram
2. 3.5 megabytes of free disk space
3. Access to a postscript compatible printer.
4. Completely filled-out paper version(s) of the tax
forms/schedules you wish to file electronically.
If you don't have all of the above, you may only use this
software for educational purposes. If you have a printer that is not
EPSON FX compatible, please take a look at the shareware registration
form (sharewar.reg) and register this software package. Registration
ensures that you have the correct printer dump file for Form 8453.
If you do have all of the above, GREAT! You may actually use this
software and file your tax information through us to the IRS.
V. Payment
While this software is free, and it doesn't really cost you anything
to use this package, you will, most likely, want to actually file
your tax information to the IRS. You cannot do this directly as
a taxpayer (If you could, we wouldn't have written this package!).
You will be creating a data collection disk, which you will be
mailing back to us, along with several forms that are printed on
your printer. We do charge for filing your return to the IRS.
The fees, we think, are nominal compared to other tax-related
service companies.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, money orders, cash, personal and
business checks. The fee schedule is as follows:
Form Price Schedule Price
1040EZ 15.95 All 2.00
1040A 17.95
1040 19.95
W-2's FREE!
All Others 5.00
Texas Residents please add 7.5% tax to your total.
Please make the check out to:
Electronic Filing Group
VI. How to reach us
USMAIL: Electronic Filing Group
P.O. Box 270539
Houston, TX 77277-0539
FAX: 713-666-2533
VOICE: 713-662-3403
MODEM: Call our voice # during Tax Season for the Modem #.
VII. Other products
ETF1099 Electronic Tax Filing for the 1099 series of Tax Forms.
These include the following forms:
Form 1098, Form 1099-DIV, Form 1099-G, Form 1099-INT,
Form 1099-MISC, Form 1099-PATR, Form 1099-R, Form 5498,
Form 1099-A, Form 1099-B, Form 1099-OID, Form 1099-S and
Form W-2G.
ETF93BBS A BBS-Door version of the ETF93 package, to be run and
administered by BBS-sysops. If you are sysop and wish
to run this software, you need to file form 8633 with
the IRS immediately. If you are a BBS Sysop, please give
us a call for more information.
1099BBS A BBS-Door version of the ETF1099 software package.
If you are a BBS Sysop, please five us a call for more
information.
VIII. Shareware Registration
If you would like to register this software, the shareware
registration fee is $5.00. For registering this software, you
will receive the latest generation of the software package
(whether it's a new revision or a new tax year, depending on
the IRS' tax changes) and/or the correct printer dump file for
Form 8453 for your printer. Please print out the file
"sharewar.reg", fill it out, and mail it in with payment at
any time.
IX. Copyright Notice
The product (ETF93) is copywritten under the laws of the
United States by the Electronic Filing Group, P.O. Box 270539,
Houston, TX 77277-0539. This version is being released as shareware,
with the provision that you or anyone else may copy it and give it
to a friend. If you do make copies, please make copies of the
original archive, and NOT your data. You are free to upload it to
any BBS, and if you are a Shareware Distribution Company, you may
include this package in your catalog(s).
Any known attempts to break the executable into source code for
editing purposes will be fully prosecuted to the extent of the law,
and then some!
Source code is available, for a modest fee. Please contact us for
licensing information.
X. Other Pertinent Stuff
This software package does NOT make any computations based on ANY
tax tables provided by the IRS. The authors of this software
package assume that you, the taxpayer, are smart enough to know
what goes in which line of each form. If you expected this
software to do the compututation for you; well, we apologize pro-
fusely.
XI. Filelists
List of files for ETF93
ETF93 EXE 980992 11-13-93 12:27p - Main Program File
8453 PS 142761 10-05-93 9:41a - POSTSCRIPT dump file for Form 8453
README 1 11168 11-13-93 4:12p - This file
SHAREWAR REG 3097 11-12-93 5:13p - Shareware registration form
ETF93 DOC 35646 11-13-93 4:05p - Documentation
List of Database Files for ETF93
SA DBF 1346 11-13-93 4:06p
FW2G DBF 738 11-13-93 4:06p
SC DBF 3490 11-13-93 4:06p
SR DBF 898 11-13-93 4:06p
S3 DBF 898 11-13-93 4:06p
F2106 DBF 2530 11-13-93 4:06p
SSESF DBF 290 11-13-93 4:06p
STAT34 DBF 131 11-03-93 7:00p
F3903 DBF 802 11-13-93 4:06p
F4137 DBF 674 11-13-93 4:06p
F4835 DBF 2114 11-13-93 4:06p
F6198 DBF 1154 11-13-93 4:06p
F8829 DBF 1794 11-13-93 4:06p
TAXPAYER DBF 546 11-13-93 4:06p
CCARD DBF 194 11-13-93 4:06p
PPRINT DBF 115 10-31-93 10:13a
DEPEND DBF 226 11-13-93 4:06p
SE DBF 6946 11-13-93 4:06p
SSE DBF 898 11-13-93 4:06p
F4562 DBF 7042 11-13-93 4:06p
F6251 DBF 1442 11-13-93 4:06p
F6252 DBF 1602 11-13-93 4:06p
F8582 DBF 6338 11-13-93 4:06p
SB DBF 2178 11-13-93 4:06p
FORM DBF 130 11-13-93 4:06p
F1040EZ DBF 1314 11-13-93 4:06p
EXMSE DBF 84 10-05-93 2:17p
S1 DBF 1826 11-13-93 4:06p
F4136 DBF 1026 11-13-93 4:06p
SCEZ DBF 898 11-13-93 4:06p
SD-A DBF 1506 11-13-93 4:06p
SEIC DBF 1250 11-13-93 4:06p
SF DBF 2946 11-13-93 4:06p
F4797 DBF 7202 11-13-93 4:06p
F1099R DBF 994 11-13-93 4:06p
F1116 DBF 3970 11-13-93 4:06p
F2210A DBF 994 11-13-93 4:06p
F2441 DBF 1314 11-13-93 4:06p
S2 DBF 1314 11-13-93 4:06p
F4255 DBF 1730 11-13-93 4:06p
F4684 DBF 3746 11-13-93 4:06p
F1040 DBF 4738 11-13-93 4:06p
F4970 DBF 2210 11-13-93 4:06p
F4972 DBF 2498 11-13-93 4:06p
F8283 DBF 3554 11-13-93 4:06p
F8396 DBF 866 11-13-93 4:06p
F8815 DBF 994 11-13-93 4:06p
F8828 DBF 962 11-13-93 4:06p
DEPEND1 DBF 247 09-30-93 4:50p
F1040A DBF 4130 11-13-93 4:06p
PREPARE DBF 206 10-02-93 2:12p
OTL DBF 136 10-06-93 10:57a
OTHADJ DBF 192 11-08-93 6:45p
F2119 DBF 1122 11-13-93 4:06p
SD DBF 6466 11-13-93 4:06p
F4952 DBF 482 11-13-93 4:06p
F5329 DBF 1602 11-13-93 4:06p
STATMENT DBF 163 11-13-93 4:06p
F8606 DBF 514 11-13-93 4:06p
FW2 DBF 1666 11-13-93 4:06p
F8615 DBF 1250 11-13-93 4:06p
F8814 DBF 802 11-13-93 4:06p
F2210 DBF 7778 11-13-93 4:06p
F2210F DBF 802 11-13-93 4:06p
STATMENT DBT 512 11-13-93 4:06p
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