May I ask WHY you don't recommend e-filing from multiple computers?
We're currently using ProSeries and are seriously considering switching to ATX - we actually used it WAY back when it was Sabre! It was a decent program back then but would not handle the complex returns we acquired when we bought a retiring CPA's practice, so we switched to ProSeries (TurboTax PRO back then).
We have one "office" with two owners and one tax season full timer (who's part-time from 05/01 - 12/31). My partner and I also load the software on our home computers so we can work from home when necessary - usually one day a week during tax season (to get away from the phones and office distractions) and 2-3 days a week from May through December, and during foul weather and whenever one of is sick.
With ProSeries we simply change the DCN counter start number for A) the office; my house; & C) my partner's house. That way when working at home we can e-file directly from those computers.
Does ATX work in a similar fashion? I've spoken to them and they said that I'd need to purchase a second license and get a second ERO number. The IRS doesn't require me to have a second ERO number - we're just one firm, one company filing from different locations as the need arises. FYI it is NOT possible for me to remote in to the office system from my home. I live in the sticks and cannot get a hard line for the net to my house so I have a satellite for my internet. It works OK most of the time but the uplink is slow and remoting in is tedious and tiresome. So I NEED to be able to e-file from a second location.
Any guidance or advice would be appreciated.
