User's Manual - Drake Software

Drake Software User’s Manual
Required Fields
Required Fields
New for 2012: Fields that require completion before a return is eligible for e-file are
highlighted in blue (Figure 5-1).
Foreign Addresses
Exemptions
Screen code: 2
Figure 5-1: Required fields and foreign address fields
Reminders appear when you try to escape from a screen on which required fields have
not been completed. You can set up the software to remind you every time you leave a
required field blank, to remind you only once per data-entry session, or not at all.
From the Home window, go to Setup > Options > Data Entry tab.
From the Home window, go to Setup > Colors to change the color of the required
fields.
New for 2012: Fields for adding foreign address information have been included on
many Drake data-entry screens. These fields are locked to keep incorrect address data
from being entered in these fields. (Figure 5-1) Click the field to unlock foreign
address fields throughout the return. Close the return and re-open it to re-engage the
lock for unused screens.
To use the foreign address fields, enter in the first field the name of the foreign province
or state, as appropriate. Select the appropriate foreign country from the drop list,
and then enter the postal code, if appropriate.
Use screen 2 (Dependents), accessible from the General tab, to complete the
“Exemptions” section of Form 1040. Use a separate screen for each dependent, pressing
PAGE DOWN to open each new screen. Data is saved automatically upon exiting a
screen. The number of active Dependents screens is shown on the Data Entry Menu.
(Figure 5-2 on page 100).
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