Printing

Why does the bank account info on Form 1040 show all X?

An individual tax return that contains no bank info for direct deposit will show the letter X printing in the bank account fields.

Print Individual Returns

Print Menu

View Results Menu - Individual Tax Return

To print, select the View Results menu from the Main Menu of the tax return (Form 1040 or 1040NR).

Printing the Client Copy 1040

In the View Results menu of Tax Processors Plus Desktop, "Client Copy 1040" is a special print of the return that consists of Form 1040 along with Schedules 1 through 6 condensed onto fewer sheets of paper.

Print All Returns on Form 1040

For years prior to 2018, Tax Processors Plus Desktop will always generate both Form 1040, as well as Form 1040-A or Form 1040-EZ for taxpayers who qualify to file on either of those two forms.

Forms/Tax Returns Are Printing In Landscape Orientation

If the pages of a return are printing oriented in landscape rather than portrait, review the orientation in printer preferences in Windows.

Printing an Individual Form in a Tax Return

Any form or page can be printed individually from inside the tax return.

Printing Blank Tax Forms

Collate Pages when Printing a Tax Return

Tax Processors Plus Desktop gives you the option to collate pages when printing.

Editing the Client Invoice

Printing Using a Network and/or Wireless Network Printer

Tax Processors Plus Desktop software supports printing to a network printer as well as printing to a wireless network printer.

Changing The Date That Prints On The Tax Return

In Tax Processors Plus Desktop, there are two ways you can change the printed date that appears on tax forms.

How Can I Print Out Extensions For Multiple Clients?

There are two ways to print extensions for multiple clients.

Editing and Customizing Individual Print Options

Tax Processors Plus Desktop includes ten premade individual return print options for the most common printing scenarios, and all can be changed as desired, choosing how many copies of the different documents, forms, and schedules you wish to print.

Printing With Multiple Printers

Tax Processors Plus Desktop can be configured to allow you to select the printer to use when it's time to print.

Printing - Bottom of Forms Are Not Printing Correctly

If a PDF is not printing within the margins, with one or more sides cut off, this can typically be corrected by adjusting the Adobe Reader settings.

Printing a Client Organizer / Pro Forma

The client organizer is questionnaire and information document that tax preparers use to gather tax data from their clients.

Printing a "File Copy Only" Version of a Tax Return

All Print Options in Tax Processors Plus Desktop include an option to print a watermark across each page of a printed return stating "File Copy Only Do Not Mail" .

Printing a State Tax Return

In Tax Processors Plus Desktop, a state tax return can be printed two ways from the Quick Menu and three ways from within the tax return itself.

Configuring to Print Returns to PDF

Printer Setup Menu