Getting Started

Selecting the client ID

On first entering the Business Tax Product the client identifier must be selected.  To do this,

Client Status

If this client is being used for the first time in Business Tax, the following message will appear;

"This client is not a client for Business Tax.  Do you want to register it as a client for this product?"

Answer "Yes" to register the business as a Business Tax client.

New clients / periods - selecting the period

Once the client has been selected, Business Tax assumes the user wants to work on the most recent period end and enters the most recent Accounts Production posting entry in the tool bar at the top of the screen.

To work on a client in Business Tax a posting entry must be created.

For new and existing clients the user will be prompted immediately to create a new posting entry.

Starting the entry

When Business Tax prompts the user to start an entry, answer the questions as follows:

Q : "No posting entries - make one?"

A : Select Yes.  Failure to do this will result in the menus being disabled.

Q : "Enter a description for this posting file"

A :  Either leave the description blank or enter the period end information and click OK.

Changing the selected period

To work on a different period end: