Change the salutation for Client Organizer cover letters
Client Organizer
cover lettersThe
Client Organizer
automatically begins each letter with “Dear” then the client’s first name, exactly as it displays in the client’s 1040
screen. If you want to use the client’s last name or a different version of their name in the salutation, follow these steps.- SelectFile, thenOpen Client, and select the client.
- SelectView, thenClient Organizerto open the organizer input screens.
- Select theGeneralfolder.
- On the1040screen, go to thePersonal Informationsection.
- Enter a salutation (don't includeDear) in theCover letter salutationfield.note
- Any changes you make to the Organizer's salutation will also apply to the tax salutation.
- If you want the cover letter to go to the address listed under personal representative information on theInfoscreen, you should enter the personal representative's name in theCover Letter Salutationfield. The application automatically uses this personal representative information when the filing status is anything other than married filing jointly and a date of death is entered in the taxpayer's1040screen.