Audit Maintenance Pro (AMP) is a low-cost audit protection solution integrated in your TaxSlayer Pro software that will protect your clients in the event of an IRS audit. For detailed information on AMP, click here.
Enrolling in Audit Maintenance Pro is done in the course of the bank application process in your Account Hub.
Configuring Audit Maintenance Pro in TaxSlayer Pro
To activate/deactivate AMP in TaxSlayer Pro, from the Quick Menu select:
- Configuration
- Fees / Billing Setup
- Advanced Fee Setup
- Additional Fees
- Change Offer Audit Maintenance Pro to Yes or No. If you are offering AMP, you will be prompted to select an amount you can add on to returns, if desired.
Audit Maintenance Pro Default Selection - If you are enrolled in AMP, the program will automatically add the feature and charge the default fee (plus any additional fee you have added in the configuration menu) to every return. The default selection can be changed to No or Always Prompt. If you change the default selection to No, you can manually change the option to Yes inside a tax return. If you change the default selection to Always Prompt, you will be asked if your client would like to enroll in AMP when you exit the tax return.
To change the default selection in a return, from the Quick Menu of TaxSlayer Pro select:
- Configuration
- Fees / Billing Setup
- Advanced Fee Setup
- Additional Fees
- Audit Maintenance Pro Default Selection.
- Select Default to Yes, Default to No or Always Prompt.
Adding Audit Maintenance Pro to a Tax Return
If you have configured TaxSlayer Pro to offer AMP, it will have its own menu item on the main 1040 screen in each tax return. Select it and you will be queried if the taxpayer would like to enroll. Select Yes or No.
TaxSlayer Pro Support can assist only with configuration of AMP within the TaxSlayer Pro program. If the IRS corresponds with the taxpayer, they should contact AMP directly at 706.364.1267 or by email at info@auditmp.com.
