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| General Information | |
| Tax program name: | ATX |
| Vendor name: | CCH Small Firm Services |
| Telephone (sales): | 888-455-0183 |
| E-mail (sales): | sales@atxinc.com |
| Website: | www.atxinc.com |
| Number of users: | 35,000 locations containing smaller tax practices and sole practitioners. |
| Pricing | |
| Price on Federal 1040 (new customers): | MAX package retails for $1,154. 1040 package retails for $480. |
| Increase from last year? | Yes |
| By how much? | 4% for MAX 17% for 1040 |
| Renewal price: | MAX: $1,039 (10% early season renewal discount).
1040: $432 (10% early season renewal discount). |
| State price (new customers): | MAX package includes all state and local individual forms and supporting schedules at no additional cost.
1040 package includes up to three states. |
| State renewal price: | Included in the cost of the MAX package. Included in the cost of the 1040 package. |
| Pay-per-return pricing: | ATX Pay-per-Return System (PRS) retails for $450. ($150 annual license fee + $300 non-refundable deposit toward the first 15 returns) |
| Additional cost for e-filed returns: | MAX package includes unlimited, electronic-filing of all supported forms at no extra cost.
1040 package: $6 combined federal/state; $4 federal extension or $495 for unlimited e-file.
Pay-per-Return System (PRS) includes federal and state e-filing for no extra charge. |
| Web/SaaS Version | |
| Do you offer an online/SaaS version? | No |
| Support | |
| Toll free phone: | Yes |
| Hours: | During tax season, support is available with extended hours. Off season, support is available Monday–Friday 8am–8pm EST. |
| E-mail support? | Yes |
| IM/Chat? | Yes |
| Other? | ATX users have access to our online Knowledge Base, ATX blog, ATX Communities discussion board and Good Morning SFS, and ATX TV, our internet video programs. |
| Features/Functionality | |
| Do you offer organizers? | Yes |
| Client letters? | Yes |
| Client portals? | No |
| Does your software integrate with other products? | Yes. ATX integrates with our line of accounting, research and workflow products such as:
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| New features added to your software for this year: | Program Enhancements
Form Enhancements
Implement IRS Modern E-file (MeF)
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Additional Comments
ATX has six package options designed for the needs of various tax and accounting firms. 1040, 1040 Office, Max for Business, Max, Total Tax Office and Total Tax & Accounting Office along with the ATX Pay-per-Return System contain different features at different price points.
Our most popular tax package, ATX MAX, provides professionals with the widest range of tax forms available at any price. MAX comes complete with over 10,000 calculating federal, state and local tax income and sales tax forms. Max also includes unlimited e-filing, toll-free technical support and access to print and online CCH reference materials. As an added bonus, we also include our unique W-2/1099 & Payroll Compliance program.
