Dave T Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I've used Brother printers for several years now and have very pleased with them. Last evening I was in Office Max purchasing toner and was looking at one of the new Brother printers and noticed that it said it can print two sided. It got me wondering if ATX accomodates two sided prinitng. Does anyone know? The printer was quite reasonable and the thought of being able to print retruns on both sides seemed appealing. Thanks Dave T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Two sided printing is controlled by the printer, not ATX (or any other program). Your current printers most likely will print two sided. Look under printer properties. Edit: I take that back. ATX has a Duplex button when you print directly to a printer. I only print to my PDF printer so I've never seen it. Not sure how/if ATX controls the printer. Edited January 30, 2015 by jmdaviscpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) When you print a return, on all but the filing version, there is a duplex choice box. I have been printing duplex with ATX for 6 years. In addition, you can have a duplex printer with the preferences set to duplex, and the program can send print commands that override it. This was the case in 2012. Edited January 30, 2015 by Jack from Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacun Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 ATX could have the feature but if your printer doesn't support duplex printing, you will not be able to print duplex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medlin Software, Dennis Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 If using the Windows methods to print (and few programs do not), programs can only make requests. Printer software and hardware may or may not offer the requested item, and in some cases, especially with a new model printer requiring new printer software, may not be coded correctly and fail. (The most common issue with printer software is handling the copy count correctly.) Personally, duplex is fine for file copies, but I do not use them for submitted items. The IRS is getting a bt testy if a form fails scanning. A badly printed/folded/smudged duplex is more likely to fail over a badly printed/folded/smudged single side printed. The cost of postage and paper is nil compared to a delay waiting for manual processing, or even a penalty for a non-scanable form. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Last year ATX supported duplex printing for federal forms and schedules but not for state forms and schedule. There was a lot discussion on the ATX Board about this last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 However printing duplex saves tons of paper (and filing space) for client copies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Last year ATX supported duplex printing for federal forms and schedules but not for state forms and schedule. There was a lot discussion on the ATX Board about this last year. If you print to pdf first, you can print everything in duplex from your pdf viewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Jani Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Always print tax return to PDF to save as office copy and then print client copy in duplex thru printer with less pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richcpaman Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Duplex printing is annoying.... Page 1 of a form ends up on the back of page before, and cover letter ends up with page one of the 1040 on the back.... I guess there is a way to send the Cover letter to the printer, then the comparision worksheet, then the 1040, then the .... But if you have to do that many print commands, you are wasting more time than paper... Just my thought. I only print a client copy anyway. So it fills up their file cabinet. Rich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Yeah, I was excited when I realized I could duplex print, but, except for a few in house forms, we never print duplex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Client copies are looked at 1% of the time. I duplex the whole thing. If the client is smart enough to look, they are smart enough to know how the pages are. I print to pdf, store it, then print it in duplex mode for the client. I only keep electronic copies for myself. Quick and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedomTaxed Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 We always print one-sided. We're also stuck on the tail end of some fairly unscrupulous and stupid lease and maintenance contracts for a few photocopier/printer/scanner units. I'll be fixing that crap this year, and it's looking rather probable that we'll ditch the standup units in favor of some desktop printers, like the Brother HL-5450DN ($160, with a per-page cost of about 0.4 cents over the life of the printer). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NECPA in NEBRASKA Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 This is how I print most of my returns. It's probably more steps than some would want, but it works for me so that I don't have letters with forms on the back. In the filing column, I print any signature forms, vouchers, the cover sheets, the client letter and anything else that I want on one page. I duplex the client copy without the letters, etc. and PDF my copy. I just had a banker and client call me last week, swearing that I didn't give him page 2 of the return. They claimed that they looked all over. It was all there, they just didn't look at the back side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I just had a banker and client call me last week, swearing that I didn't give him page 2 of the return. They claimed that they looked all over. It was all there, they just didn't look at the back side. Which is exactly why I never print tax forms as duplex. Too easy to overlook a page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I want a fat client copy so I can charge a fat fee! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 LION, THAT IS ALSO A VALID REASON, GIVEN THAT SO MANY CLIENTS ARE TOTALLY TAX-IGNORANT, AND ACTUALLY DO VALUE THEIR RETURN ON IT'S SIZE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail in Virginia Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Should I buy heavier paper stock and charge by the pound? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 When their eyes get big looking at my bill, I heft their thick folder and say, "You're lucky I don't charge by the pound!" Usually gets a smile as they reach for their wallet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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