Audit Checks
PrerequisitesYou should be familiar with or have completed the Wages exercise in the Individual Return section of the Tax Returns tutorial and the Viewing Forms exercise in this section. ObjectiveIn this exercise, you will use Audit Checks for on-screen review. |
Facts
Add a sample client, enter wages, view forms, and add an Audit Check. Change the wage amount and view the effect on the Audit Check. Use a Single taxpayer with wages of $125,000. Insert the Audit Check on line 7 of Form 1040, change the wage amount to $130,000, then view the effect on the Audit Check .
Program Considerations
An Audit Check is a graphical check mark you can insert on a line of a form that you have reviewed. When you insert an Audit Check on a line, the check mark is green
. If you change the input and that number changes, the Audit Check turns red
. Audit checks do not print.
How?
To insert an Audit Check:
- View the desired form.
- Point to the line or number.
- Click when the mouse pointer appears as a black check
. The mouse pointer appears as a black check anywhere that the program allows you to insert an Audit Check. - The program inserts a green Audit Check
.
To change a red check back to green:
Click it once.
To delete an Audit Check:
Click it once if it is green, twice if it is red
Tips & Shortcuts
There are three Audit Check features available from the View menu at the Forms tab:
- Clear Audit Checks on all forms,
- Clear Audit Checks on the current form, and
- Show All Audit Checks.
Review
You should have been able to insert an Audit Check and observe how it changed after the detail was modified.
Troubleshooting
Problem: I can't insert an Audit Check on form.
Solution: Make sure your cursor appears as a black check before you click to insert an Audit Check.