Watermark setup and usage
You have the ability to add a watermark to the PDF files downloaded by your client.
We recommend that you add watermarks in SafeSend Returns instead of your tax software to ensure the system reads the return correctly.
Watermark settings
If the tax return and transmittals are printed together, watermarks are applied to all pages.
If the tax returns and transmittals are printed separately, watermarks are only applied to the tax return itself. The following pages won’t have a watermark applied:
- Transmittals
- E-file
- Paper File
- Additional E-sign Documents
- Vouchers
- Invoices
- Attachments
A System administrator can check or adjust this setting.
- Go to theTax Returns dashboard.
- SelectSettings.
- SelectGeneral.
- Go to theDownload Optionssection.
- SelectInclude in the Tax Return PDFfor watermarks to be applied to all pages or useCreate a Separate PDFfor watermarks to only be applied to tax return pages.
- SelectApplyto save any changes.
Create Watermark
note
Only System Administrators have access to the
Settings
section.- SelectGeneralin the panel.
- Go to Watermarks and move the toggle toOn.
- Select+ Addto add a new watermark.
- Fill out the fields in the selection panel.
- Nameis what the customer will see when selecting a watermark.
- Textis what will appear on the page.
- Set as Defaultwill automatically apply this watermark to all returns; this can be edited during processing.
- Select the location of your Watermark in thePreview Panel.
- Select the box to drag, move, resize, and rotate the watermark.
- SelectSaveto save the watermark.
Apply watermark to return
- Select theDeliverysection during processing.
- Select a watermark from theWatermark Namedrop-down menu.
- SelectFinishto deliver the return with the watermark.