How-To
FAQs
Guide to Moving GA-Tax Software to a New Computer, Workstation or Server
Simple method: Locate Your Folders : Ensure your program is installed in C:\S_TAXGAW and your data folder is in C:\S_TAXGAW\DATA . (you can check t...
Delete a client
To permanently delete a client in GA-Taxpro, follow these steps: Go to the client's Master Record by navigating to File -> Client Records. Retrieve th...
Delete a return permanently
To permanently delete a return and prevent the system from offering to roll forward previous year's data, follow these steps: Delete the return you wa...
Change county assessor's address
To change the county address in GA-Taxpro, follow these steps: Open the County File Maintenance section within the software. Locate the county whose a...
Add a return for an earlier year (for late filing)
File > Client Record > List Client > Select the client Click on Returns > Property Tax/Sales & Use Enter the earliest year you are working on
How to Manually Roll Forward Past Property Returns
This guide assumes that you have already completed the batch rollover for the current year, and now you need to handle individual returns manually. Le...
How to add a PT-50P for another county to an existing client?
Follow these steps to add a PT-50P for an additional county to an existing client. Navigate to Client Records and select List Clients . Choose the ...
Moving the county of a client
If you have a client who has moved to another county but has most of the same assets, you can use the features of GA-TaxProperty to expedite the prepa...
Print the property tax return pages all together
Specify your PDF printer for that print job and get the full return as a single PDF.
Advanced
Disable Opportunistic Locking (GA-TaxPro on Network Servers)
How Oplocks Work Opportunistic locking (oplocks) is a Windows networking feature that is designed to improve performance by allowing clients to cache ...
How to Merge Data Folders? How to Consolidate Installations for Multiple Locations?
If you have multiple installations of GA-TaxPro for each of your branches/locations, you may want to merge the data folders (and installation) into on...
Change Program / Application Folder
In the application folder, there is a utility program called editsetup.exe Running editsetup.exe will allow you to change the Program Folder.
Cannot find tax clients
If you cannot find your tax clients in GA-Taxpro, follow these steps to resolve the issue: Check your data folder connection: Ensure that you're conne...
Install/setup GA-Taxpro in a terminal environment
Here is a comprehensive guide for installing and setting up GA-Taxpro in a terminal environment: Folder Permissions: Ensure every user has full, unres...
Merge data folder from two GA-TaxPro installs
This will have to be done by us manually. Please contact GA-TaxPro support.
Create a short cut to the software from another workstation
To create a shortcut to the GA-TaxProperty software from another workstation, follow these steps: On the workstation where you want to create the shor...
Change a return from Single Filer to Bulk Filer
Changing a Client from Single Filer to Bulk Filer Open the Client Information screen for the client you want to change to a bulk filer. Navigate to th...