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I usually just use a write-up program to post checks if a client is manual or transfer their QB info into to generate a T/B. I don't use a clients QB for a final product if I am doing a compilation or something, plus ATX write up can produce a pretty good Financial Statement. I would also not want to use QB if a client is manual, that would be too time consuming to enter detail that is not needed for my records. i don't need vendor or client info that is what they have the checks for. Does Drake write-up have the ability to produce Financial Statements? On another note I loaded the Drake 2014 software today. The server and workstation seem to work pretty good, basically all you want is to have all the files in one place, and this seems to do it. The tax entry and views seem kind of strange but it is quick. So the steps to view the return don't really matter. It will just take some time to get used to, but hey its half the price right. Drake is $1,095 for everything, Tax, Write-up, depreciation and payroll. ATX cost me around 2K for the same stuff. I think this is a no brainer.Just waiting for the rep to call me.

Sorry been off for a few days. Jack trust me there are no virus or mailware on my machines. I have been running and administrating networks for 20. Years. Plus during the 10 hours over three days they also checked. The problem is real simple when you have multiple people logging into your system and making changes there can't help but be problems and I am done with the idiots at this company. I will be calling Drake this week to load their 14 software to check it out. For those that use Drake, what do you use for your writup clients? I really don't mind ATX Writeup. Thanks

OK, that is it with ATX. Software worked decent until a couple weeks ago when it would drop the ATX server and had to wait a few minutes to get back in. It would do it many times a day. Now today at noon no go with the ATX server, would not even work on the FIle Server. Spent 4 hours and rep could not get ATX server to run on my server. He finally reloaded and said I have a network problem and it can only run as a stand alone program now. WTF. So does Drake run on a network that is peer-peer and not require network software? I will not deal with this another year. Thanks for the help. Rob

Don't forget to file the form 982

I am lost on where the auditor did his work, has any thing to do with the audit? I have been through many corporate audits and not once did the audit happen anywhere but in our office. As for the penalty, request to talk to the manager and if that does not produce anything, kindly let the manager know that you will immediately take it to appeals, I agree with michealmars.

Update-still no Joy on the FAM program working on the workstation. Leonard spent another few hours today. Its weird since FAM uses the same ATX server program on the server that the 2013 tax uses, and tax is working great. FAM is just not looking at the server for the program. I guess now its going up to higher yet programmers.

Well installed the 13.2 updates and it did fix the problems of the FAM working with 2013 tax. They fixed it by deleting the classification data I set up last year. I set up classifications to do special reports for property tax stuff, so I guess that is not important, nor the hours I spent setting up the reports. Now though FAM will not connect to the server from my workstation. The programmer or upper support person spent 5 hours logged onto my server and workstation today and could not fix it. He copied the logs and everything to send to someone. At least I have the FAM program on the server to work with, I hope it also works in the tax software I will need to check that.

Document it as an officer loan and charge interest on it. Then comp it out next year or keep charging interest on it. Nothing wrong with loans to officers if there is a note and interest is charged, use the midterm IRS interest amounts, about 2-3%. Passed many an audit with loans on the book for draws.

Yep that did fix it. I deleted a client out of 2013 ATX and FAM that was crashing. Went into the old 12.1 FAM program (I can still access it on my laptop, did not upgrade on that yet) and deleted the asset classification and home state info for all 6 assets. Went back into 2013 ATX and redid the rollover. Guess what it opens and works fine. So hopefully their upgrade in Jan will pull over the classification and state info into the new 13 FAM.

Yes I did load 13.1.They said that would resolve it but it did not. I am now on the phone AGAIN. The rep is talking to development who has the ticket. There is a problem with the asset classifications, they are not carrying over to the new FAM program. I set up classifications for multi state clients and for creating custom reports to print out personal property reports. It seems like that is causing problems. I went into the new FAM program and they are not there. The new FAM program creates a whole new program for your data for use with 2013 in a new place, and leaves the old FAM program in the old location for the Fdup 2012 Tax program to use. Support says they have tested the fix and it works, but they are releasing it as an update on Jan 2. I am taking bets on whether it will wok or not, want in Jack.

Has anyone received any new information on the fix for the FAM and 2013 tax issues. I guess it has to do with the FAM software having multiple locations for the depreciation data and the new software not being able to find it? Who knows. Last I heard after calling in and waiting for an hour, when they said they would let me know is a jan update release for FAM which would fix the problem. Its really getting me worried when half of my rollovers crash the software because there is a depreciation error. Anyone else????????????????????????????

I agree Jack, but given the piece of crap that 2012 was I can give a pass until The Jan release. If it is not fixed then I'm out of here or I just bite the bullet and reenter the assets. I really do not want to switch. Drake does not have a stand alone Depreciation program and I do not want to figure out depreciation est's and sales and other stuff without one.

I am using new last year 3rd gen I5's with 8gig ram for both my server and laptop. These machines are plenty powerful enough to run any software known to man. I am using the stand alone FAM package. I did not have any problems last but I do remember the index error last year. When the 2012 FAM software was trying to convert the data from the tax software. This firm never used the stand alone package before last year. The info is in the FAM package they just need to figure out how to convert it to the 2013 software. They called today and said this issue will be included in the Jan upgrade release. I sure hope they can fix it I have a few clients with over 200 assets and do not want to enter over 200 assets into the new software. We'll see. I am looking at the demos for Drake right now. I do not know how you could run an accounting practice with how Drake handles assets in their software though. The depreciation entry and reports seem really low level to me.

Anyone else having any problems installing the new software? All of my FAM data will not convert, some clients work, but about 90% fail when trying to open. It gives an index error with a non negative size error, I think I recall this error from last year when they spent half a day getting it working. Spent 4 hours on the phone with support this morning. They are sending my data files to programming to work it out. So obviously since FAM does not work the return also crashes in ATX 2013. The tech said she thinks one other user is having the same problem. Well I gave it a try, I called and told my salesperson I would give it 48 hours but thats it. I will request my refund and move on.

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