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2008 Drake Software IndexIndexSymbols+/- (adjustment fields) 61= (override fields) 61AABC voice files 197accessingsee also openingappointments 54state returns in data entry 66account numbers 5acknowledgments ("acks")"Fees to ACH" 210codes for 185–187e-filing overview Appendix Bprocessing 185activatingautomated program updates 23error message beeps 26flags 59grid data entry 25heads-down data entry 72imperfect return election 29macros 34pay per return (PPR) 19preparer fee override 25prompting for check print transmission 29state return options 29W-2 verification option 25addingcustom paragraphs 28, 51employer information 261firm information 14preparer information 16statements/explanations to a return 161student records (ETC) 231add-on fees 14address book (Drake e-mail) 238addressessee also mailing labelschange of 157foreign 84in care of 84military 84taxpayer 84adjustment fields 25, 61ADMIN, logging in as 9administrative options setup 30administrative rights, assigning 18administrator loginsee also ADMIN, logging in asin CSM 223in ETC 228, 231passwords 13Scheduler options 76advance EIC payments 123alimony 93, 115Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) 118amended returns 153amortizationcodes 144schedules 260applications for bank products 203, 207appointmentssee also Schedulercalendars 78changing details of 81on the Home window 54overlapping 80scheduling 79searching 80Archer MSAs 109archiving returns 176–177assetsdepreciable 141GO Zone 146group sales 145on Schedule C 95sales of 96section 179 expensing 142sold 145traded 100associating two screens in data entry 62attachmentsbinary (business packages only) 309–312PDF, see PDF filesunformatted schedules 162audit log (DDM) 289auto expenses 146–150automated backup of files 250automated updates 23Bbackup and restore files 248Tax Year 2008vii