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Customer Support Site
• Objectives– In this chapter you will learn how to:
• Navigate the Customer Support site • Obtain information from the home page• View and update information on the My
Information page• Download federal and state updates, Help
files, utilities and templates• Work with reports• Access support tools
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Customer Support Site
• Log in to the Customer Support Site– Click the Customer
Support link– If you have not
logged onto the Customer Support site previously, TaxWise displays this Welcome screen:
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Log in
• Enter EFIN and Registration Code– “Remember me”
check box• Saves Log in
information for the next time you log in
– Click Log In
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Navigating
• Home Page• Latest News
– Hot Topics
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Navigating
• Drain Monitor
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Navigating
• Return Query
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Navigating
• Approval Information– Displays approval
status with UTS Electronic Filing Center (EFC)
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Return Query
• Click Search • Enter the SSN in
the SSN box• Click Search again
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Return Query
• Click Search – Enter the SSN in the SSN box– Click Search again– Click on either the Rejected Returns or Accepted
Returns link
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Rejected Returns
• Click the link under the TIN column that corresponds to the return you want.
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Return Query
• Click Tab links found in the middle of the query page– Obtain more information about the return
• Click the Close button
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My Information
• The My Information page links include these:
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My Information
• General Information:– Site name– Contact– Customer number– Mailing address– Shipping address
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My Information
• To change data:• Select the link at the bottom of the page,
which looks like this:
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Product Information
• To view Product Information click this link:
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Adding States
• Or Click Add a State link on the Download/Product Updates page.– Note: This process is not how you
would purchase the state. This process simply makes the state available for you to download from the support site.
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Adding States
• Click the Add states to my package link as shown here:
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Adding States
• Select the check box for each state you want to add.
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Adding States
• Click Add States.
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Adding States
• Now there will be a link under “Add States to my Package” that says, “Go to State Updates”.
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Adding States
• To download the state (s) added, click the individual state link. Go to state updates link
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Working with Reports
• Reports page• Schedule and define reports
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Working with Reports
• Download reports to Excel or another application.– There you can cut, copy, and paste data and
create highly customized reports.
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Working with Reports
• Print only the reports you need.• Run reports using the UTS database,
which ensures the completeness of your report.
• Receive reports that are not normally included with TaxWise
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Scheduling a New Report
• Reports link on My Information page.
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Scheduling a New Report
• Subscribe column• Reports come in
two formats:– Subscribe to the
uncompressed version of this report.
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Scheduling a New Report
• Subscribe to the compressed (zipped) version of this report.
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Scheduling a New Report
• Expand the row of the report by clicking to the (+) plus sign
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Scheduling a New Report
• Displays the date and time the report was generated.
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Downloading a Report
• Options available are:– Delete to delete the report– Download to open or save the report
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Downloading a Report
• Click Save in the File Download box.
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Downloading a Report
• Navigate to where you want to save the report and click Save
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Deleting a Report
• To delete a report , use the following steps:– From the Reports page, click the plus (+) sign
next to the report to delete.– Click Delete.
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Downloading Updates
• Links on the Download page
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Product Updates
• Federal updates:– Individual update– Comprehensive
update
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Product Updates
• Download link• Release notes link
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Product Updates
• Click save on file download dialog box:
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Product Updates
• Choose Save in Desktop on “Save As” dialog box:
• Click Close in the Download Complete dialog box.
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Installing Federal Updates
• The TaxWise Program should be closed before Installing the Update.
• Desktop Icon for Federal update
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Installing Federal Updates
• Click Next• Select the drive
where to install the update and click Next.
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Installing Federal Updates
• Click Finish.• View and/or print
the release notes.• Re-Open TaxWise
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Installing Federal Updates
• Updates Found dialog box:
• Click Yes to apply the updates.
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Downloading States
• Click on the link to download a state update
• Click Save in the File Download dialog box.
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Downloading States
• Choose Save in Desktop on Save As dialog box:
• Click Close in the Download Complete dialog box.
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Installing State Updates
• Double-click the state update icon.
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Installing State Updates
• Click Next in the Setup dialog box.• Select to install the update to this
computer and click Next,• Select the drive to install the updates to
and click Next.
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Installing State Updates
• Click OK to the State Individual Successfully Installed message box.
• Do one of the following:– If you want to make an installation disk for
another computer, click Continue.– If you do not want to make an installation
disk or install to another drive, click exit.
• Click OK to apply the state update.• Click Yes to view and/or print the
update’s release notes.
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Help File Updates
• Click Help File Updates link.– Click the Release
Notes icon to read the release notes
– Click the blue arrow for Help file download.
– Click Save in the File Download dialog box.
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Help File Updates
• Choose Save in Desktop on Save As dialog box:
• Click Close in the Download Complete dialog box.
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Installing Help File Updates
• Navigate to the desktop (Desktop is recommended)
• Double-click the Help Update icon• Click Next in the Setup dialog box.• Select the drive to install the updates and
click Next• Click Finish• Click File and Print to print the release
notes
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Downloading Utilities
• Click Utilities link.• Click the blue
arrow • Click Save on File
Download dialog box.
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Downloading Utilities
• Choose Save in Desktop on “Save As” dialog box:
• Click Close in the Download Complete dialog box.
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Downloading Templates
• From the Products Updates page, click the Templates link.– Click the blue arrow
that corresponds with the template you want to download.
– Click Save in the File Download dialog box.
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Downloading Templates
• Choose Save in Desktop on “Save As” dialog box:
• Click Close in the Download Complete dialog box.
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Support Options
• The Support link provides access to:
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Contacting Customer Support
• Contacting Customer Support by E-mail.
• Click on email to bring up an e-mail template.
• This is the form that you use to email Customer Support.
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Contacting Customer Support
• How to use this form:– Enter name.– Click the What area are you having the
problem in? drop down list.– Select the type of problem you are having.– Give a brief explanation and click Submit.
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Viewing Calendars and Charts
• Click the Calendars/Charts link.
• Click the link that corresponds to the calendar or chart to view.
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Tracking Packages
• Package Tracker link.
• Click Tracking # link
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View Incident History
• Click the Incident History link.
• Click the Incident # link
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View Incident History
• An incident number is:• The number that the
Customer Service Representative gives you at the end of a call.
• This will give you access to all of the issues or concerns you have come across during the tax season.