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From: john@itivax.iti.org (John Sauter)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: 1989 Tax Preparation Software Review
Keywords: STAX89.ARC tax
Message-ID: <5085@itivax.iti.org>
Date: 4 Mar 90 02:43:23 GMT
References: <1990Feb28.195544.670@Stardent.COM>
Reply-To: john@itivax.UUCP (John Sauter)
Organization: Industrial Technology Institute
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In article <1990Feb28.195544.670@Stardent.COM> bruces@moon.UUCP (Bruce Schurmann @stapollo) writes:
>  My ranking of the three on a scale of 1 to 10 where
>  10 is good:
>  
>          AM-TAX              9
>          Share-TAX/1040      8
>          PC-TAX89            4

First thanks for the review, I had started doing the same (but
obviously am running out of time for this tax year).  I have only
tried STAX89.ARC but quickly found that I was unable to use it to
complete even my 1040.  STAX89 is limited in the forms it supports
by I hoped I could at least fill out a 1040.  Unforunately it does
not allow you to make an entry for line 22 (Other income).  Since I
have other income (as I suspect many people do) I am not able to
complete my 1040.  There may be a work around, but I'm probably
going to check out AM-TAX first.

John Sauter
Internet (it's very simple): john@iti.org
Industrial Technology Institute