Lite Organizer package
Lite Organizer
packageThe
Lite Organizer
package is a simplified version of the Classic
package. It's ideal for clients who have fairly simple tax situations.Organizer
packages come in the following formats: Checklist, Classic, Lite, or Lite with Classic pages. By default, a Lite Organizer
package includes the following items.Mailing slipsheets
If you plan to mail the client
Organizer
packages to your clients, we recommend that you use the mailing slipsheets. Each Organizer
includes 2 slipsheets when you print to paper or PDF:- One to mail theOrganizerto your client. It has the client's address with your firm's return address.
- One for your client to mail the completedOrganizerback to you. It has your firm's address with the client's return address.
You can either use the vertical, offset, bulk mail, or landscape mailing slipsheet. The vertical mailing slipsheet is the default.
By default, the program won't include mailing slipsheets in email or
Web Organizers
.Email greeting
Email and
Web Organizers
will have an email greeting instead of mailing slipsheets. If the client has an emailed Organizer
, the welcome email includes information about accessing the PDF. Clients with a Web Organizer
will have a different email. It gives the client login information and mentions any documents in their portal they should be aware of.You can make changes to these emails in tab.
Cover letter
The
Organizer
cover letter has standard text that you can change, if necessary. It also has text variables the application replaces with things like the client's name, address, and tax year.Questionnaire
The questionnaire helps you get client information that might affect the tax return, like if they got married or had a baby. You can customize the client questionnaire to incorporate other questions directed toward a particular type of client. You can also create extra questionnaires.
The questionnaire for a paper, PDF, or email
Organizer
is different from the Web Organizer
questionnaire. If you make changes to one type of Organizer
questionnaire, it won't affect the other. You need to update both.Lite Organizer pages
Lite Organizer
pagesThere are 6
Lite Organizer
pages your client should review, complete, and return to you.- General Informationto enter taxpayer and spouse info, mailing address, dependents, and child and dependent care expenses.
- Income summary P1to indicate if any W-2, 1099-R K-1, W2-G, or 1099-Qs are no longer applicable.
- Income summary P2to enter 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-S, and any other income.
- Adjustmentsto enter IRA contributions, higher education info, job related moving expenses, and other adjustments to income.
- Itemized Deductionsto enter current year expenses.noteThis page will only print if there's prior or current year data entered, or if you markedPrint the Lite Client Organizer Itemized page even if no amounts existin theOrganizeroptions.
- Bank and ID Authenticationto verify or enter bank account and driver's license/state ID information.
note
- Each of these pages only provide a limited number printable items. For example, there is only room to for up to 4 dependents, 5 W-2 forms, 4 1099-R forms, and so on. The best way to determine the number of printable items is to print a blankLite Organizerand review what's available to print. These "number of printable items" will play a role in determining what kind ofOrganizerpackage your client will default to.
- You can't make changes to the contents or fonts on these pages.