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Trial Balance ImportDrake Software User’s Manual• Enable Macros — The trial balance import function uses macros in MicrosoftExcel. Check your Excel settings to ensure that macros are activated and thatmacro security is set to “medium.” To do so, go to Tools > Options in Excel andselect the Security tab. Click Macro Security and select Medium, then clickOK._NOTEIn Microsoft Vista, click the Office button in the upper left and selectExcel Options at the bottom of the window. Next, select TrustCenter from the list at left and click Trust Center Settings. SelectMacro Settings, then choose Disable all macros with notification.Click OK.• Disable Auto Balance — When auto-balance is disabled, the program is preventedfrom automatically adjusting the year-end retained earnings or capitalamounts, thus allowing you to see any discrepancies in the balance sheet. To disableauto-balance, go to the PRNT screen and select Turn off auto-balance.Figure 14-1: Disable auto-balance in Other Print Options section of PRNT screen• Force Schedule L — By default, the program does not display the balance sheetamounts on the return if the entity does not meet the filing requirement. If this isthe case, you need to override the default in order to have the amounts shown onSchedule L. To force the Schedule L amounts to be printed, go to the PRNTscreen and select the Force Schedule L box.Figure 14-2: Force Schedule L box for 1120 package_NOTEWording of this option varies by return package. The exampleabove is of the Force Schedule L box for an 1120 return.• Check for Detail Worksheets — The trial balance import allows only thosedetail worksheets required by the IRS. Check updated returns for detail(CTRL+W) worksheets that are not required. For example, the IRS does notrequire a detail worksheet for the Gross receipts field on screen 3; if a return hasa detail worksheet for that field, the trial balance will not import correctly into thereturn. Detail worksheets are indicated by red shading, as shown in Figure 14-3.300 Tax Year 2008