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	   WELCOME TO THE HEADSTART EDITION OF TAXCUT 1994
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What is TaxCut Headstart Edition?
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It is a planning edition of the popular and
award winning tax preparation program named TaxCut.  


How do I install the Headstart Edition?
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Decompress the files contained within onto blank floppy disks.
Each file can be unpacked onto one floppy disk.
After decompressing, select Setup or Install on the 1st disk.
This will install Headstart TaxCut onto your computer.


What can the Headstart Edition do?
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Test drive this version to learn what TaxCut and
tax preparation software are all about.

It can be helpful in doing tax planning and estimating
and to preview your current tax picture.  TaxCut is easier
and faster than a pencil and calculator.  More useful than
tax guides, IRS bulletins, or any other tax software.
Helps simplify even the most complicated return.

NOTE:
To file your taxes for 1994; however, you will need
the Final Edition of TaxCut 1994.  TaxCut 1994 Final Edition
will be available in stores starting in January 1995.


What will the Final Edition version of TaxCut do?
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It will be able to read returns you've created using Headstart. 
And it will also have the following features and much more:
  - Final Edition is 100% up-to-date with the new Tax Laws.
    Contains the final IRS approved forms and information.
  - Navigator tabs guide you through return preparation.
  - Q&A Interview asks straight-forward questions, then
    explains how to answer.  And supplies handy expert tax tips to
    help you maximize your return and minimize your work!
  - Imports data from financial programs such as Managing Your Money,
    Quicken, and any program that supports the TXF file format.
  - Enters data automatically on every form and performs 
    all calculations for better accuracy with less work.
  - Superior, flexible, and in-depth online tax help suggests
    deductions you may have overlooked.
  - Walks you through your tax alternatives and may be able to
    actually reduce your taxes. 
  - Recalculates your return instantly for easy last-minute changes.
  - Audits your return, flags inconsistencies, and reviews any
    entries that look out of line with national averages.
  - Provides FREE telephone tax answers from your local 
    participating H&R Block office for registered users.
    H&R Block is America's leading and most trusted Tax Authority.
  - Helps you file your return in several IRS approved formats,
    both paper and electronic.
  - Should you decide to have H&R Block handle your taxes,
    H&R Block will deduct the purchase price of TaxCut
    from their standard tax preparation fees.
  - And if you are audited, you can have an experienced 
    H&R Block associate accompany you to the audit 
    (but not as your legal representative) provided you registered
    your TaxCut 1994 Final Edition and used it to prepare 
    the return you filed with the IRS.

*** Complete tax preparation.... Worry Free!! ***


What platforms does TaxCut 1994 Final Edition support?
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It is available for DOS, Macintosh, and Windows.
There's also a Windows CD-ROM version that includes 
sound/video/music to actually talk you through the tax return.


How do I order TaxCut 1994 Final Edition?
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Call MECA Software at 1-800-288-6322.
Or FAX 1-800-944-6322.

Or write to:   MECA Software, Inc
	       55 Walls Drive, P.O.Box 912
	       Fairfield, CT 06430-0912


Who are the people behind TaxCut?
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TaxCut is developed by Legal Knowledge Systems, Inc., and
published by MECA Software, Inc. which are subsidiaries of 
H&R Block, the most trusted name in personal income tax 
preparation.

TaxCut for 1993 won more journalistic "face-offs" than any 
other tax preparation software (Lyriq Group, 1994), including
the prestigious PC Magazine Editor's Choice award.

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  TaxCut, Managing Your Money, and the MECA logo are registered
  trademarks of MECA Software, Inc.  
  Other products are trademarks of their respective manufacturers.

       (c) H&R Block 1994
       (c) MECA Software Inc 1989 - 1994
       (c) Legal Knowledge Systems Inc 1987 - 1994
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	      ... and thank you for test driving TaxCut!
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