TaxCut printing problem resolved. It turned out the it
prints out a format for electronic filing which, apparently
what my state (Connecticut) wanted and which looked not
familiar to me. A five minute call to the DRS straightened
that out.

Too bad that TaxCut support people were running me in
circles without ever even mentioning that this could the
issue.

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Nathan Gutman <nzgutman[at]sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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Have you tried another computer? If you have tried various
printers on one computer and they have all failed, then the
problem may be a conflict with some other software on the
computer you are using. This is known to happen with some
programs. If you can't find the conflicting software on your
computer, the solution is to install TaxCut on another
computer and then open and print the data file you have
already created.

BTW - what operating system are you using? If Win 2000 or
XP, does TC require that the program be installed when
logged in as the Administrator? (I don't use TC so I don't
know, but I'm told that TT does require this.) If this is
required and you did not follow the instructions, then some
parts of the software, such as the fonts used for printing,
may not have been properly installed in your user area.

--
Vic Roberts
Replace xxx with vdr in e-mail address.

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Nathan Gutman <nzgutman[at]sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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Does TaxCut mess up for _all_ printers or only some? If it
doesn't mess up all, then a new printer (or program that
appears to be one) could solve the problem.

Seth

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Yes. That is what happens. It is another printer from the
point of view of the computer. pdf995.com

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You print to that "printer". Open the PDF file in Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Then print to paper from with within Adobe
Acrobat Reader.

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TaxCut does not have printing to PDF.

I don't understand how PDF995 can do a job a producing a
printed return in a format suitable for filing if the layout
information is messed up by TaxCut. I will still have to
direct TaxCut to print to a "printer". Would PDF995 show up
as a printer option?

Could you kindly be more specific here before I go through
the motion of downloading and installing additional
software.

This darn thing has given me more grief than it's worth it.

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steve-o" <igt123[at]optonline.net> wrote:
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So what have you done to get a printed return for filing it?

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Nathan Gutman wrote:

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I had trouble printing my federal return, same as your
describing.

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In misc.taxes.moderated, Nathan Gutman wrote:

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Consider printing to a PDF file, and then printing the PDF
file from the PDF reader. Set the printing to fit to page.

If TaxCut does not have printing to a PDF file built in,
consider PDF995. It has a free mode which will do the job.

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I bought TaxCut 2005 Deluxe + State and can not get my
Connecticut state return to print correctly. It just does
not print the graphical format needed for filing. Tried it
on three different printers, spend over an hour with their
Tech Support, re-installed, changed printer settings and
nothing worked. They said to escalate the issue but the
answer may come in 72 hours or later. This will be my last
year with TaxCut.

If anyone has a solution to the problem I appreciate.

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